Brewer's: Isobars

Lines on a map connecting places which have the same mean barometric pressure. The closer the isobars are the stronger the wind, the farther the lighter. (Greek, baros, weight.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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