jet stream

NOUN

upper-atmospheric wind

Synonyms

WEAK

air stream geostrophic wind gradient wind high-altitude wind high-speed wind stream prevailing wind upper-atmosphere wind

Example Sentences

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During El Niño, the warmer water pushes the Pacific jet stream's strong air currents further to the south and the east.

From BBC

This sharp temperature contrast resulted in a strengthening jet stream - strong winds high in the atmosphere which travels eastward into the North Atlantic.

From BBC

The weather has turned much windier due to a very strong Atlantic jet stream with winds reaching 220mph.

From BBC

Dips in the jet stream will allow arctic air to spread across the UK by the end of the UK.

From BBC

The jet stream sent areas of low pressure spinning in from the Atlantic, but their progress was blocked by an area of high pressure that became slow-moving across Scandinavia.

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