DEFINITIONS

polar vortex

[ poh-ler vawr-teks ]
/ ˈpoʊ lər ˈvɔr tɛks /

noun

a whirling mass of very cold air that sits over the North or South Pole: A displaced polar vortex is causing Arctic temperatures across the United States.

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polar orbit, polar outbreak, polar regions, polar sequence, polar star, polar vortex, polar wander, polari, polarimeter, polaris, polariscope
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