jet stream

NOUN

upper-atmospheric wind

Synonyms

WEAK

air stream geostrophic wind gradient wind high-altitude wind high-speed wind stream prevailing wind upper-atmosphere wind

Example Sentences

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The jet stream sent areas of low pressure spinning in from the Atlantic, but their progress was blocked by an area of high pressure that became slow-moving across Scandinavia.

From BBC

Cold Arctic air, transported south over North America by the polar jet stream in the winter, meets warmer air over the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal

The jet stream, which has been positioned across the UK for the last few weeks will move further north at times, keeping the UK in warmer air.

From BBC

It reasons for this an "energised" jet stream, a fast-flowing current of air that travels around the planet, had seen low-pressure systems crossing the Atlantic towards the UK.

From BBC

At the same time surges of Arctic air in the USA and Canada helped to fire up a strong Atlantic jet stream that directed rain-bearing areas of low pressure towards western Europe.

From BBC