HyperDic: jet_stream

English > 1 sense of the expression jet stream:
NOUNphenomenonjet streama high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere
English > jet stream: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningA high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere; has important effects of the formation of weather fronts.
BroaderairstreamA relatively well-defined prevailing wind
Spanishcorriente en chorro
Catalancorrent en jet

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