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KATABATIC WIND
Dictionary entry overview: What does katabatic wind mean?
• KATABATIC WIND (noun)
The noun KATABATIC WIND has 1 sense:
1. a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
Familiarity information: KATABATIC WIND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
catabatic wind; katabatic wind
Hypernyms ("katabatic wind" is a kind of...):
air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)
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