Is net convection between surface and lower atmosphere really limited to that little flow called 'thermals'?. From Wordnik.com. [Eli Rabett and RW Wood] Reference
Once spring gets nearer, the higher sun angle warms the Earth more readily and this causes rising columns of air called "thermals". From Wordnik.com. [TheDenverChannel.com - Local News] Reference
"Don't trust 'em in thermals," said the little man. From Wordnik.com. [Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves]
Tilly Culme-Seymour dons her thermals for the freeze. From Wordnik.com. [A Christmas Carol] Reference
Took some mercs in on hang gliders, rode the thermals. From Wordnik.com. [Blood of Amber]
No shivering, no risk of thermals or currents or shimmer. From Wordnik.com. [One Shot]
I strip down and pull on the thermals I remembered to pack. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Stan had been wearing his thermals ever since we left the LUP. From Wordnik.com. [Bravo-Two-Zero]
Still haven't decided if I should put on thermals in the morning. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Think upon that awhile, and perhaps you won't need those thermals!. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
And glad I slipped on my thermals before heading out this morning. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
And only good people can ride the thermals if they hit them anyway. From Wordnik.com. [How to Be an Angel Investor] Reference
The sudden hot thermals and blast wave threw their plane up on end. From Wordnik.com. [Ice Hunt]
A seabird cawed and flew inland, riding some thermals toward the Peak. From Wordnik.com. [Noble House]
No time for putting on a t-shirt or the thermals in the overnight bag. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
He slipped against the press of the thermals and surveyed the activity. From Wordnik.com. [Genellan- Planetfall]
To make matters worse, in my hurry, I snagged the thermals in the zipper. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Garvis watched it until it rose high on the thermals and was lost to him. From Wordnik.com. [The Hawk Eternal]
"Now check the thermals, please, Mr. Fyshe. We need to start banking time.". From Wordnik.com. [The Pedal-to-the-Metal, Totally Illegal, Cross-Country Sprint for Glory] Reference
Dust floated up on the thermals and settled all over the decamole surfaces. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Torc]
"We sat her up, stripped her top off, cut a bit from her thermals," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Bonita Norris and her long ordeal in Everest's dead zone] Reference
Above them hunters-Tonto and Bottlenose-soared easily on buffeting thermals. From Wordnik.com. [Genellan- Planetfall]
They flew with such little effort, a flap here or there, riding the thermals. From Wordnik.com. [Timegod's World]
Gets up in the thermals and just soars, looking for something dead down there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 25, 2008] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED SURVIVOR: We grabbed our thermals before we left and that was it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 26, 2007] Reference
Then, they circle upward, searching for pockets of rising warm air, or thermals. From Wordnik.com. [Russ Wellen: Why Are Vultures Eating in Restaurants?] Reference
Monarchs use a combination of air currents and thermals to travel long distances. From Wordnik.com. [Monarch butterfly] Reference
The wings dipped with thermals and updrafts, and shimmered, reflecting starlight. From Wordnik.com. [Analog Science Fiction and Fact]
It occurred to me that I probably should have at least brought my thermals along. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
And here I am, soaked through the carharts, jeans and thermals, clear to the skin. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
He went on happily about tail winds, thermals, lift ratios, and other strange terms. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragons of Krynn]
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We grabbed thermals before we left and that was it, the rest is gone. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 26, 2007] Reference
She rolled over on her back, and watched a seagull soaring in the thermals from the island. From Wordnik.com. [A Town Like Alice]
The dragon was graceful in the air, his wings barely moving as he soared silently on the thermals. From Wordnik.com. [Dragons Of A Lost Star]
Went up to the next high overlook and, in front of the world, stripped down and got the thermals on. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Had to strip the thermals back off up there on the top of the mountain, after helping the astronaut namesake. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
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