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subtropical high
[ suhb-trop-i-kuhl hahy ]
noun
, Meteorology.
- a system of high atmospheric pressure, as the Azores high and the North Pacific high, that prevails over an ocean at the horse latitudes.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of subtropical high1
First recorded in 1935–40
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