shearline

Etymology

From shear + line.

shearline means A line which separates regions of differing wind velocity. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

noun

A line which separates regions of differing wind velocity.“Within the monsoon regions, three systems of convergence are identified, the northern monsoon shearline, the southern monsoon shearline and the maximum cloud zone associated with the monsoon westerlies in the vicinity of the equator.”