gravity wind

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gravity wind [′grav·əd·ē ‚wind]

(meteorology)

A wind (or component thereof) directed down the slope of an incline and caused by greater air density near the slope than at the same levels some distance horizontally from the slope. Also known as drainage wind; katabatic wind.

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