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gulf stream

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
gulf stream
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The warm ocean current issuing from the Gulf of Mexico, flowing northeastwards along the coast of North America to the Grand Banks where it breaks eastwards across the Atlantic Ocean and helps to maintain warm temperatures along the western coasts of the British Isles.

Inflected Forms

the Gulf Stream (canonical)

Questions

What does gulf stream mean?
The warm ocean current issuing from the Gulf of Mexico, flowing northeastwards along the coast of North America to the Grand Banks where it breaks eastwards across the Atlantic Ocean and helps to maintain warm temperatures along the western coasts of the British Isles.

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