Kuroshio
Americannoun
noun
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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
In the town of Kuroshio, also in Kochi, elderly residents and others were urged to evacuate voluntarily to safer locations.
From BBC
Yamawaki said whales have been sighted on and off not only in Osaka Bay but across Japan, noting experts’ view that whales generally follow the movement of the warm Kuroshio tide.
From Seattle Times
Consequently, the Sekisei Lagoon marks a significant biogeographical milestone in the northward migration of benthic organisms within coral reefs along the Kuroshio Current's dispersal route.
From Science Daily
Experts say the waste water could be carried by ocean currents, particularly the cross-Pacific Kuroshio current.
From BBC
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