Gulf Stream Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean
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(Geog.) , the warm ocean current of the North Atlantic.It originates in the westward equatorial current, due to the trade winds, is deflected northward by Cape St. Roque through the Gulf of Mexico, and flows parallel to the coast of North America, turning eastward off the island of Nantucket. Its average rate of flow is said to be about two miles an hour. The similar Japan current, or Kuro-Siwo, is sometimes called the Gulf Stream of the Pacific.
