"atmospheric river" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: atmospheric rivers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} atmospheric river (plural atmospheric rivers)
  1. (meteorology) A narrow and long band of atmospheric moisture that transports a lot of water vapour, originating from the tropics, in a manner superficially similar to how a terrestrial river transports water. Wikipedia link: en:atmospheric river Categories (topical): Meteorology Synonyms: AR Hyponyms: Pineapple Express Derived forms: arkstorm
    Sense id: en-atmospheric_river-en-noun-FqC3rnKv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

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