Gulf Stream

noun

a warm ocean current flowing N from the Gulf of Mexico, along the E coast of the U.S., to an area off the SE coast of Newfoundland, where it becomes the western terminus of the North Atlantic Current.

Gulf Stream system.

Examples from the Web for gulf stream

Since Luclarion left, they had fallen into that Gulf-stream which nowadays runs through everybody's kitchen.
Real Folks|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
We ask ourselves whether they know what an ugly beast the Gulf-Stream is, that they affront him in such light armor.
A Trip to Cuba|Julia Ward Howe
Truly there is a tide in the affairs of men; but there is no gulf-stream setting forever in one direction.
Familiar Quotations|John Bartlett
This Gulf-stream is our largest river; being the longest, broadest, and deepest.
The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882|Joseph Wild

At length a breeze from the eastward sprang up, that enabled us to stem the gulf-stream.
The Cruise of the Midge (Vol. II of 2)|Michael Scott

British Dictionary definitions for gulf stream

Gulf Stream

noun

a relatively warm ocean current flowing northeastwards off the Atlantic coast of the US from the Gulf of Mexico

another name for North Atlantic Drift

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Science definitions for gulf stream

Gulf Stream

A warm ocean current of the northern Atlantic Ocean off eastern North America. It flows northward and eastward from the Gulf of Mexico, eventually dividing into several branches. A major branch continues eastward to warm the coast and moderate the climate of northwest Europe.

Culture definitions for gulf stream