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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.

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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.
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Culture definitions for gulf stream

Gulf Stream

A warm current that flows out of the Gulf of Mexico and northward through the Atlantic Ocean.

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