ocean current

Noun
  1. The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction (synset 111508787)
    is a type of: current, stream - a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
    subtypes:
    • el nino - (oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time
    • equatorial current - any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator
    • gulf stream - a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean
    • japan current, kuroshio, kuroshio current - a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean
    • humboldt current, peruvian current - a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific Coast of South America before turning west

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