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 wander,
polari,
polarimeter,
polaris,
polarisation

polar vortex

noun

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