Definitions for katabatic wind

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Princeton's WordNet

katabatic wind, catabatic wind(noun)
a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air

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katabatic wind(Noun)
A drainage wind / fall wind: a wind, such as the bora or Bu00F6hmwind, which moves high density air from a higher elevation down an incline, due to the force of gravity.

Origin: See katabasis.

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