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katabatic wind

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
kata-bat-ic wind
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

katabatic winds (plural)

Phrases

gravity wind

Frequently Paired Words

gravity wind foehn chinook bergwind

Synonyms

catabatic wind

Questions

What does katabatic wind mean?
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.

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