gravity wind
[ grav-i-tee wind ]
nounMeteorology.
a light wind directed downslope, occurring at night because of the cooling and densification of the air near the ground.
Origin of gravity wind
1First recorded in 1925–30
- Also called drainage wind .
Words Nearby gravity wind
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