Aleutian low

[ uh-loo-shuhn loh ]

nounMeteorology.
  1. a semipermanent, subarctic system of low atmospheric pressure in the Gulf of Alaska, near the Aleutian Islands, a storm-breeding area from late fall into late spring, as migratory lows often reach maximum intensity there: as the Aleutian low becomes weakened and displaced toward the North Pole with the onset of summer, the North Pacific high becomes more dominant.

Origin of Aleutian low

1
First recorded in 1910–15

Words Nearby Aleutian low

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How to use Aleutian low in a sentence

  • The great storm-breeder, the Aleutian low, is watched from Alaskan shores.

    Reading the Weather | Thomas Morris Longstreth