HyperDic: katabatic_wind

English > 1 sense of the expression katabatic wind:
NOUNphenomenonkatabatic wind, catabatic winda wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
English > katabatic wind: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningA wind caused by the downward motion of cold air.
Synonymcatabatic 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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