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fall windnounA katabatic wind.
katabaticnounEllipsis of katabatic wind. [(climatology) 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.]
katabatic windnoun(climatology) 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.
anabatic windnoun(physics, meteorology) An upslope wind; usually applied only when the wind is blowing up a hill or mountain as a result of local surface heating and apart from the effects of the larger scale circulation; the opposite of katabatic wind. The most common type anabatic is the valley wind.
anabaticnounEllipsis of anabatic wind. [(physics, meteorology) An upslope wind; usually applied only when the wind is blowing up a hill or mountain as a result of local surface heating and apart from the effects of the larger scale circulation; the opposite of katabatic wind. The most common type anabatic is the valley wind.]
piteraqnounA cold katabatic wind.
slant of windnoun(dated, nautical) wind shift, a variation of the wind direction.
night windnounA wind that blows at night.
driftwindnoun(archaic) A wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps.
bisenounA cold and dry north wind; in particular in France, Switzerland, etc.
south windnounA wind blowing from the south.
wind holdnounAlternative spelling of windhold. [(skiing) A state in which ski lifts must stop running due to extremely windy conditions.]
west-southwesterlynounSituated toward or in the direction of west-southwest.
upbreezenounA breeze that blows upward.
windboardnounA snowboard or surfboard with an attached sail
scudnounClouds or rain(s) (or snow, etc) driven by the wind.
wind-holdnounAlternative spelling of windhold. [(skiing) A state in which ski lifts must stop running due to extremely windy conditions.]
katafrontnoun(meteorology) A weak frontal condition in which warm-sector air sinks relative to colder air.
windholdnoun(skiing) A state in which ski lifts must stop running due to extremely windy conditions.
southwesternoun(more often sou'wester) A waterproof hat, often of oilskin and with a long brim at the back covering the neck, designed to repel wind and rain.

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