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gravity wind

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[grav-i-tee wind] / ˈgræv ɪ ti ˌwɪnd /

noun

Meteorology.

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

Etymology

Origin of gravity wind

First recorded in 1925–30

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