HyperDic: catabatic_wind

English > 1 sense of the expression catabatic wind:
NOUNphenomenoncatabatic wind, katabatic winda wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
English > catabatic wind: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningA wind caused by the downward motion of cold air.
Synonymkatabatic wind
Broaderwind, air current, current of airAir moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
Catalanvent catabàtic

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