(meteorology) A pressure trough existing in the upper air, but sometimes restricted to the troughs that are much more pronounced aloft than near the earth's surface. Also known as high-level trough; trough aloft; upper trough.
upper-level trough
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(¦əp·ər ¦lev·əl ′tröf)
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