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katabatic wind
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Noun1.katabatic wind - a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
catabatic wind
air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"
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Temperatures have been recorded as low as -89° C; katabatic winds have reached speeds of up to 200 mph.
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