ocean current
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1. the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction (noun.phenomenon)
hypernym | : | current, stream, |
definition | : | a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | el nino, |
definition | : | (oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | equatorial current, |
definition | : | any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | gulf stream, |
definition | : | a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | humboldt current, peruvian current, |
definition | : | a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific Coast of South America before turning west (noun.phenomenon) |
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