solar wind

noun

: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space

Examples of solar wind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the story begins much farther out, where the solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetosphere — a vast region of space dominated by Earth's magnetic field. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

This kind of storm is caused by solar wind interacting with Earth’s magnetic field. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026

This celestial shield keeps harmful solar wind, cosmic rays and radiation at bay, preventing the atmosphere from being stripped away. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

In March 2025, NASA launched the Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere, made up of four satellites in Earth’s orbit that study how the Sun’s outer surface layer creates the solar wind. — Mary Magnuson, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for solar wind

• underpinned
• chagrined
• downwind
• rescind
• upwind
• whirlwind
• woodwind
• finned
• ginned
• grinned
• pinned
• sinned

Kids Definition

solar wind

noun

: the continuous radiation of charged particles from the sun's surface