Bora or Bura is a northern to north-eastern katabatic wind in the Adriatic, Greece and Turkey. A katabatic wind, from the Greek word katabatikos meaning going downhill, is a wind that blows down a topographic incline such as a hill, mountain, or glacier. ... Wind is the quasi-horizontal movement of air (as opposed to an air current) caused by a horizontal pressure gradient force. ... The Adriatic Sea Source: NASA The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. ...

Its name derives from the Greek mythological figure of Boreas. Greek mythology comprises the collected legends of Greek gods and goddesses and ancient heroes and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... There was one person and one god known as Boreas in Greek mythology. ...

The Bora can be often felt in the winter in the city of Trieste, Italy. In Trieste, the wind takes two different names depending on associted meteorological conditions: Bora chiara is bora in the presence of clear skies, while Rain and clouds characterize Bora scura. Location within Italy Trieste ( Latin Tergeste, Slovenian and Croatian Trst, German and Friulian Triest) is a city in northeastern Italy, capital of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region and Trieste province, population 211,184 (2001). ...

The wind often blows at speeds up to 150 kilometers per hour. While Triestinians are used to the intensity of the wind, chains and ropes are occasionally stretched along the sidewalks in downtown Trieste, to facilitate pedestrian traffic during those windy days. Because of the frequency of the windy days, buildings must be constructed to withstand its force. One, fortunately rare exception, is the occasional fall of a roof tile on the head of a passer-by.

Bora is also a super-powerful robot that fought Pluto in an episode of Astro Boy. Bora's attack is a powerful cry that releases a katabatic wind, reminiscent of his name. A humanoid robot playing the trumpet In practical usage, a robot is a mechanical device which performs automated tasks, either according to direct human supervision, a pre-defined program or, a set of general guidelines, using artificial intelligence techniques. ... Pluto is a fictional character in the manga/anime Astro Boy. ... Astro Boy Astro Boy is the American title for the Japanese animated series Tetsuwan Atom (鉄腕アトム), which roughly translates to Mighty Atom (literally Iron-arm Atom); first broadcast on Japanese television from 1963 to 1966. ...