HyperDic: equatorial_current

English > 1 sense of the expression equatorial current:
NOUNphenomenonequatorial currentany of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator
English > equatorial current: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningAny of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator.
NarrowerNorth Equatorial CurrentAn equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just north of the equator
South Equatorial CurrentAn equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just south of the equator
Broaderocean currentThe steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction

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