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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The Northern Hemisphere was hit by severe cold waves in the final weeks of January as a polar jet stream blew icy air into Europe and North America, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service.

From Barron's

Blocking patterns are caused mostly due to changes in the jet stream - the fast wind high in the atmosphere.

From BBC

A powerful jet stream has been sending areas of low pressure in from the Atlantic, arriving first across the south-west of England.

From BBC

This high then blocks areas of low pressure and milder, wet weather from pushing across from the Atlantic and the jet stream is deflected further south.

From BBC

It has been preventing any significant shift in the position of the jet stream, and limiting the chance of more settled, drier conditions.

From BBC