| NOUN | phenomenon | ocean current | the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction |
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| Meaning | The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction. | |
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| Narrower | El Nino | (oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time |
| Gulf stream | A warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean | |
| Japan current, Kuroshio current, Kuroshio | A warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean | |
| Peruvian current, Humboldt current | A cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific Coast of South America before turning west | |
| equatorial current | Any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator | |
| Broader | current, stream | A steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) |
| Spanish | corriente marina | |
| Catalan | corrent oceànic | |
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