katabatic wind
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katabatic wind
noun katabatic winds
- A drainage wind or a fall wind: a wind, such as the bora or Bohemian wind, which moves high density air from a higher elevation down an incline, due to the force of gravity. Penguin colonies that number in millions; nights that run into days, and days that run into nights; katabatic winds that scream down the ice sheets at a terrifying 180 miles per hour, and then remain equally terrifyingly still.
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noun wind blowing down an incline
| 中文 | 下降風 /下降风 xiàjiàngfēng, 下坡風 /下坡风 xiàpōfēng |
|---|---|
| Français | vent catabatique |
| Deutsch | Fallwind |
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