Gulf Stream |
| noun
- A warm ocean current flowing issuing from the Gulf of Mexico, flowing northeastwards along the coast of North America to the Grand Banks where it breaks eastwards across the Atlantic Ocean. A branch of the current maintains warm temperatures along the west coasts of the British Isles.
| | gyre |
| noun
- a swirling vortex
- a circular current, especially a large-scale ocean current
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