anticyclone
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A large-scale system of winds that spiral outward around a region of high atmospheric pressure. In the Northern Hemisphere the wind in an anticyclone moves clockwise, and in the Southern Hemisphere it moves counterclockwise.
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High pressure, or an anticyclone, is currently influencing our weather.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024
The results indicate that, although an anticyclone forms in the first two cases, it differs in terms of shape and dynamic properties from those of the present Great Red Spot.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2024
This week, a different anticyclone, named for Hades’ ferryman, also drifted from North Africa toward Europe’s outer-region nations, consigning Italy to crisis mode.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2023
Spokesman Rubén del Campo said an anticyclone is pushing a hot mass of air from Africa toward Spain and other Mediterranean countries.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
‘We’re in the middle of a large anticyclone and the weather is set fair.’
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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