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belly wind?[edit]

I guess it means flatulence. 95.144.169.113 21:27, 6 March 2015 (UTC)Reply

My guess is, you’re mistaken. Depends on the context or provenance. In airplane jargon, a belly wind can be a strong updraft localized at the plane’s belly. In Jamaica, Creole speakers use belly wind to mean the rumbling of the stomach, analogous to the belly of a hurricane. Newborn babies sometimes get belly wind, causing pain and crying, and they need to be burped. Belly wind may be associated with colic, where the baby gets a painful build-up of gas in the stomach. —Stephen (Talk) 01:36, 7 March 2015 (UTC)Reply