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subtropical high

[ suhb-trop-i-kuhl hahy ]

noun

, Meteorology.
  1. 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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