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Kuroshio

American  
[koo-roh-shee-oh, koo-raw-shee-aw] / kʊˈroʊ ʃiˌoʊ, kʊˈrɔ ʃiˈɔ /

Kuroshio British  
/ kəˈrəʊʃɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. another name for Japan Current

"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

Etymology

Origin of Kuroshio

< Japanese, equivalent to kuro black + shio (earlier shifo ) tide

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In the town of Kuroshio, also in Kochi, elderly residents and others were urged to evacuate voluntarily to safer locations.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2024

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 Sep. 19, 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

In commercial production, the plan is to site the turbines in the Kuroshio Current, one of the world’s strongest, which runs along Japan’s eastern coast, and transmit the power via seabed cables.

From Seattle Times Jun. 6, 2022

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