mountain wind

noun

: a breeze of diurnal period depending on the unevenness of land surfaces and blowing down the slope by night

called also mountain breeze

compare valley wind

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“Mountain wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain%20wind. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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