"dry line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dry lines [plural]
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  1. (meteorology) An imaginary line across a continent that separates moist air from an eastern body of water and dry desert air from the west. Wikipedia link: dry line Categories (topical): Meteorology Synonyms: Marfa front
    Sense id: en-dry_line-en-noun-xty509g2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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