ka|ta|bat|ic wind

ka|ta|bat|ic wind
ka|ta|bat|ic wind «KAT uh BAT ihk»,
a wind produced by the gravitational flowing of cold, dense air down the slopes of mountains, plateaus, or other elevations; fall wind.
[< Greek katabatikós < katabaínein to go down]

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