- catabatic wind
- nouna wind caused by the downward motion of cold air• Syn: ↑katabatic wind• Hypernyms: ↑wind, ↑air current, ↑current of air
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catabatic wind
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catabatic — adjective of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night • Syn: ↑katabatic • Ant: ↑anabatic (for: ↑katabatic) • Topics: ↑meteorology * * * … Useful english dictionary
katabatic wind — noun a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air • Syn: ↑catabatic wind • Hypernyms: ↑wind, ↑air current, ↑current of air … Useful english dictionary
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current of air — noun air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure trees bent under the fierce winds when there is no wind, row the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into… … Useful english dictionary
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