jet stream
Any of the high-speed, high-altitude air currents that circle the Earth in a westerly…Any of the high-speed, high-altitude air currents that circle the Earth in a westerly direction.
Meaning
3 sensesAny of the high-speed, high-altitude air currents that circle the Earth in a westerly direction.
Jetstream
стру́йное тече́ниеstrújnoje tečénije
Synonym of contrail; a flow of exhaust gasses from a jet engine.
The high-speed, continuous spray of waste fluid (urine) emitted from the back ends of adult cicadas; rather than the small, individual droplets produced by most other insects.
- a high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere; has important effects of the formation of weather fronts
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