stream (noun)

  • 61adolescent stream — noun : a stream in transition from the stage of youth to that of maturity in the erosion cycle characterized by a smoothly graded course without waterfalls or rapids and with only a very narrow valley flat …

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  • 62dip stream — noun : a stream flowing in the direction of the geologic dip of the rocks it traverses …

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  • 63ephemeral stream — noun : a stream that flows only briefly during and following a period of rainfall in the immediate locality …

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  • 64exotic stream — noun : a stream (as the Nile) that has its source in well watered lands and crosses a desert on its way to the sea …

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  • 65gulf stream weed — noun Usage: usually capitalized G&S Etymology: Gulf Stream, warm ocean current in the North Atlantic Ocean that flows out of the Gulf of Mexico : gulfweed …

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  • 66sap stream — noun : transpiration stream …

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  • 67spill stream — noun : an overflow stream (as from a river) …

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  • 68jet stream — noun Date: 1947 a long narrow meandering current of high speed winds near the tropopause blowing from a generally westerly direction and often exceeding a speed of 250 miles (402 kilometers) per hour …

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  • 69Gulf Stream — noun 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… …

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  • 70jet stream — noun any of the high speed, high altitude air currents that circle the Earth in a westerly direction …

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