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Katabatic winds
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Katabatic wind — A katabatic wind, from the Greek word katabatikos meaning going downhill , is the technical name for a drainage wind, a wind that carries high density air from a higher elevation down a slope under the force of gravity. Such winds are sometimes… … Wikipedia
katabatic — [kat΄ə bat′ik] adj. moving downward: said of air currents or winds … English World dictionary
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