North Atlantic Drift

British

noun

Also called: Gulf Stream. the warm ocean current flowing northeast, under the influence of prevailing winds, from the Gulf of Mexico towards NW Europe and warming its climate

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Rees, who has worked as a whale watching guide, led the whale singing as part of an exhibition titled “North Atlantic Drift: Pursuing Whales”, an examination, she says, of the human relationship with whales in the North Atlantic.

From Reuters

The Atlantic Ocean, particularly the warm currents in the North Atlantic Drift, gives the country a more temperate climate than most others at the same latitude.

From Forbes

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