Katabatic
/kæt.əˈbæt.ɪk/ adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Ellipsis of katabatic wind. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Adjective
- 1 Downslope on a mountainside. not-comparable
"At the field camp, paper-thin tents shudder beneath katabatic blasts of freezing wind, stoves sputter a stingy flame, and a few trudging specks haul shovels through a cold world where extra food and equipment cannot be bought at any price."
Adjective
- 1 of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night wordnet
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More examples"At the field camp, paper-thin tents shudder beneath katabatic blasts of freezing wind, stoves sputter a stingy flame, and a few trudging specks haul shovels through a cold world where extra food and equipment cannot be bought at any price."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταιβατός (kataibatós, “down-going, descending”), from κατα- (kata-, “down”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go”).