- Gulf Stream, the
- `Gulf ,Stream, the nouna current of warm water that flows from the Gulf of Mexico to the north and east across the Atlantic Ocean toward Europe
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Gulf Stream, the
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Gulf Stream — 1. a warm ocean current flowing N from the Gulf of Mexico, along the E coast of the U.S., to an area off the SE coast of Newfoundland, where it becomes the western terminus of the North Atlantic Current. 2. See Gulf Stream system. * * * Warm… … Universalium
Gulf Stream — The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension towards Europe, the North Atlantic Drift, is a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico, exits through the Strait of Florida, and follows the… … Wikipedia
Gulf-Stream — Le Gulf Stream (en orange et jaune) au large de la côte est des États Unis (fausses couleurs) Le Gulf Stream est un courant océanique qui prend sa source entre la Floride et les Bahamas et se dilue dans l océan Atlantique vers la longitude du… … Wikipédia en Français
Gulf-stream — Le Gulf Stream (en orange et jaune) au large de la côte est des États Unis (fausses couleurs) Le Gulf Stream est un courant océanique qui prend sa source entre la Floride et les Bahamas et se dilue dans l océan Atlantique vers la longitude du… … Wikipédia en Français
Gulf stream — Le Gulf Stream (en orange et jaune) au large de la côte est des États Unis (fausses couleurs) Le Gulf Stream est un courant océanique qui prend sa source entre la Floride et les Bahamas et se dilue dans l océan Atlantique vers la longitude du… … Wikipédia en Français
Gulf stream — Stream Stream (str[=e]m), n. [AS. stre[ a]m; akin to OFries. str[=a]m, OS. str[=o]m, D. stroom, G. strom, OHG. stroum, str[=u]m, Dan. & Sw. str[ o]m, Icel. straumr, Ir. sroth, Lith. srove, Russ. struia, Gr. ry sis a flowing, rei^n to flow, Skr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gulf Stream — Gulf Gulf (g[u^]lf), n. [F. golfe, It. golfo, fr. Gr. ko lpos bosom, bay, gulf, LGr. ko lfos.] 1. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin, [1913 Webster] He then surveyed Hell and the gulf between. Milton. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gulf Stream (disambiguation) — The Gulf Stream is a warm Atlantic Ocean current.Gulf Stream or Gulfstream may also refer to:* The Gulf Stream , a painting by Winslow Homer *Gulf Stream, Florida, a town in the United States *The Gulf Stream Hotel, a historic hotel in Lake Worth … Wikipedia
Gulf Stream — n the Gulf Stream a current of warm water that flows across the Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico towards Europe … Dictionary of contemporary English
GULF STREAM — the most important of the great ocean currents; it issues by the Strait of Florida from the Gulf of Mexico (whence its name), a vast body of water 50 m. wide, with a temperature of 84° and a speed of 5 m. an hour; flows along the coast of the… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
