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mountain wave

noun

the wavelike effect, characterized by severe updrafts and downdrafts, that occurs when rapidly flowing air encounters the steep front of a mountain range.

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Also called lee wave.

Words nearby mountain wave

Mountain State, mountain system, Mountain time, mountaintop, Mountain View, mountain wave, mountain whitefish, mountain wind, mountainy, Mountbatten, Mount Carmel man
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