Katabatic (adj)
kat-a-bat-ik
(of a wind or air current) moving downward or down a slope.
Katabatic comes from Ancient Greek katá, meaning “down, through, against, towards,” and baínein, “to go.”
Example sentences
“The katabatic winds prevented me from making much progress on the hill.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
