upper regions
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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A DWP official acknowledged that the reservoir’s absence likely contributed to some diminished pressure and dry hydrants in upper regions of the Palisades.
From Los Angeles Times
Vertical wind shear, or the difference in the strength and direction of winds between the lower and upper regions of a tropical storm, disrupts the organization of convection – the thunderstorms – and brings dry air into the storm, inhibiting its growth.
From Scientific American
More recently, scientists proposed that life could form in the cool upper regions of brown dwarfs’ atmospheres—an idea that brown dwarf experts quickly squashed because the dynamics are such that any life-form would cycle into deeper layers of the atmosphere that are hot and inhospitable.
From Scientific American
Hailstones are formed when drops of water freeze together in the cold upper regions of thunderstorm clouds.
From BBC
The upper regions of the road are expected to close for the winter in by mid-October.
From Washington Times
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