gravity wind

[ grav-i-tee wind ]

nounMeteorology.
  1. a light wind directed downslope, occurring at night because of the cooling and densification of the air near the ground.

Origin of gravity wind

1
First recorded in 1925–30
  • Also called drainage wind .

Words Nearby gravity wind

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