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CATABATIC WIND
I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
Synonyms:
catabatic wind; katabatic wind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("catabatic 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)