English Explanatory Dictionary

katabatic wind

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

katabatic wind katabatic winds

Related words

foehn chinook bergwind
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