Azores high

[ uh-zawrz hahy, ey-zawrz ]

noun

, Meteorology.

1. a semipermanent subtropical high in the North Atlantic Ocean, centered near the Azores during the winter and early spring: when the system is displaced westward and becomes centered near Bermuda during the summer and early fall, it is known as the Bermuda high.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Azores high¹

First recorded in 1895–1900