katabatic wind
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Fallwind
A drainage wind or a fall wind: a wind, such as the bora or Bohemian wind, which moves…A drainage wind or a fall wind: a wind, such as the bora or Bohemian wind, which moves high density air from a higher elevation down an incline, due to the force of gravity.
Meaning
1 sensesA drainage wind or a fall wind: a wind, such as the bora or Bohemian wind, which moves high density air from a higher elevation down an incline, due to the force of gravity.
Fallwind
More definitions
- a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
Translations
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By meaning 1
wind blowing down an incline:
Forms
plural: katabatic winds| Singular | katabatic wind |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air:catabatic wind