"jet stream" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jet streams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jet stream (plural jet streams)
  1. (meteorology) any of the high-speed, high-altitude air currents that circle the Earth in a westerly direction Wikipedia link: jet stream Categories (topical): Meteorology, Wind Synonyms: jetstream Translations (air current): corrent en jet [masculine] (Catalan), stifliv [masculine] (Cornish), tryskové proudění [neuter] (Czech), jetstrøm [common-gender] (Danish), straalstroom [masculine] (Dutch), suihkuvirtaus (Finnish), Jetstream [masculine] (German), αεροχείμαρρος (aerocheímarros) [masculine] (Greek), futóáramlás (Hungarian), scairdsruth [masculine] (Irish), 제트류 (jeteuryu) (Korean), jetstrøm [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), jetstraum [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), prąd strumieniowy [masculine] (Polish), стру́йное тече́ние (strújnoje tečénije) [neuter] (Russian), corriente en chorro [feminine] (Spanish), jetström [common-gender] (Swedish), jetlif [masculine] (Welsh)

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