Kuroshio
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Kuroshio
< Japanese, equivalent to kuro black + shio (earlier shifo ) tide
Example Sentences
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The results indicated that warm water from the Kuroshio Current -- now extending farther north alongside unusually high sea-surface temperatures -- likely carried the colonies into Sendai Bay.
From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2025
Experts say the waste water could be carried by ocean currents, particularly the cross-Pacific Kuroshio current.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2023
But the model’s predictions weren’t any better than a guess in some areas, including the Mediterranean and along the Atlantic’s Gulf Stream and Japan’s Kuroshio Current.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 22, 2023
That’s where the cold Oyashio current meets the warm, northbound Kuroshio, making it a rich fishing ground.
From Washington Times • Jul. 24, 2023
It first drove the ship to artificially generate a current, and then suspended the turbines in the Kuroshio.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2022
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