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air mass
noun
: a body of air extending hundreds or thousands of miles horizontally and sometimes as high as the stratosphere and maintaining as it travels nearly uniform conditions of temperature and humidity at any given level
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Meteorologists project that the rain will continue into the weekend for residents between San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose, with the chance for thunderstorms increasing to 25-35% as the polar air mass continues to destabilize the atmosphere throughout the day.
—Katie Lauer, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Crappie Fishing in the Winter During the hard-water season, everyone loves to wake up to an unseasonably warm air mass, near normal barometer, light wind, and bearable precipitation.
—Don Wirth, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2024
Ice acts as a barrier preventing the air mass from soaking up moisture.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
Highs are only in the upper 40s to low 50s as another very dry air mass moves into the area.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined above
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“Air mass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20mass. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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air mass
noun
: a body of air extending hundreds or thousands of miles sideways and sometimes as high as the stratosphere and having nearly the same conditions of temperature and humidity at any single level
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