frost hollow

noun

An enclosed depression with a much lower average temperature than the surrounding landscape, caused by the accumulation of cold, dense air.

Meanings

nounfrost hollow (plural frost hollows)

plural frost hollows

  1. geographyAn enclosed depression with a much lower average temperature than the surrounding landscape, caused by the accumulation of cold, dense air.

    Synonyms: frost pocket

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn enclosed depression with a much lower average temperature than the surrounding landscape, caused by the accumulation of cold, dense air.

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