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)

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