gravity wind

noun

A wind that flows downhill under the pull of gravity, typically when cold, dense air descends slopes or valleys.

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Meanings

noungravity wind (plural gravity winds)

plural gravity winds

  1. climatologyA wind that flows downhill under the pull of gravity, typically when cold, dense air descends slopes or valleys.
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