"ocean current" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ocean currents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ocean current (plural ocean currents)
  1. Any more or less permanent or continuous, directed movement of water that flows in one of the Earth's oceans. Wikipedia link: ocean current Categories (topical): Oceanography Synonyms: current, oceanic current Translations (movement of water): океа́нско тече́ние (okeánsko tečénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 海流 (hǎiliú) (Chinese Mandarin), merivirta (Finnish), courant marin [masculine] (French), corrente oceánica [feminine] (Galician), ოკეანის დინება (oḳeanis dineba) (Georgian), Meeresströmung [feminine] (German), feacht [masculine] (Irish), 海流 (kairyū) (Japanese), havstrøm [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), havstrømning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), curent oceanic [masculine] (Romanian), морско́е тече́ние (morskóje tečénije) [neuter] (Russian), havsström [common-gender] (Swedish), hải lưu (Vietnamese), dòng biển (Vietnamese)

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