- westerly jet
- 西风喷流
Atmospheric Sciences (English-Chinese) dictionary. 2014.
westerly jet
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jet stream — 1. strong, generally westerly winds concentrated in a relatively narrow and shallow stream in the upper troposphere of the earth. 2. similar strong winds in the atmosphere of another planet: jet streams on Jupiter. 3. the exhaust of a jet or… … Universalium
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jet stream — noun 1》 any of several narrow variable bands of very strong predominantly westerly air currents encircling the globe several miles above the earth. 2》 a flow of exhaust gases from a jet engine … English new terms dictionary
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jet stream — noun any of the high speed, high altitude air currents that circle the Earth in a westerly direction … Wiktionary
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