rafale descendante

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rafale descendante

\ʁa.fal de.sɑ̃.dɑ̃t\

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Locutioncomposée de rafale et de descendant

noun rafales descendantes

Effondrement d’une masse d’air froid produisant localement de forts cisaillements de vents verticaux et des turbulences intenses au voisinage du sol.

Opposite: willy-willy, tourbillon de poussière

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noun

Opposite: willy-willy, tourbillon de poussière

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downburst air current

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@misc{rafale_descendante_2026,
  title = {rafale descendante},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/rafale%20descendante},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}