bora
Croatian coastal blast
A bora is a fierce, cold wind that blows down from mountains toward the coast, especially along the Adriatic Sea.
The word comes from the Greek god of the north wind.
Boras are dry and gusty, often reaching gale force in winter: The bora made the harbor too rough for fishing boats.
Downward-flowing cold wind
- AdriaticSea east of Italy
- CroatiaBalkan Adriatic republic
- DalmatiaCroatian coastal territory
- TriesteNortheastern Italian seaport
gust · squall · gale · northeast · downslope · violent · coastal · wintertime
Force upon contact
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- anticycloneHigh-pressure weather system
- isobarConstant pressure contour
- anemometerInstrument measuring air velocity
barometer · synoptic · frontal · vortex · turbulence · downdraft · high-pressure · forecasting
katabatic
Downward-flowing cold wind
Trieste · gust · squall · gale · northeast · downslope · violent · coastal · wintertime · bluster
pressure
Force upon contact
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- anticycloneHigh-pressure weather system
- isobarConstant pressure contour
anemometer · barometer · synoptic · frontal · vortex · turbulence · downdraft · high-pressure · forecasting · atmospheric
winter
Year's coldest quarter
snowfall · freeze · harvest · migration · thaw · autumnal · hibernation · springtime · cyclical · annual
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
- nauticalOf ships and sailing
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
- navigationDetermining position and course
marina · anchorage · yacht · regatta · port · mooring · seamanship · vessel · shipping · captain
borasirocco
Scorching African wind
warm breeze · scirocco · hot wind · foehn · chinook
- boric acidWeak triprotic antiseptic substance
- Bora BoraSouth Pacific resort island
- boreal forestSubarctic coniferous woodland zone
- aurora borealisHigh-latitude luminous sky phenomenon
- Tora BoraAfghan cave region