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ALL meanings of jet stream

jet stream
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  • noun jet stream strong, generally westerly winds concentrated in a relatively narrow and shallow stream in the upper troposphere of the earth. 1
  • noun jet stream similar strong winds in the atmosphere of another planet: jet streams on Jupiter. 1
  • noun jet stream the exhaust of a jet or rocket engine. 1
  • noun jet stream strong west to east wind current 1
  • noun jet stream (meteorology) any of the high-speed, high-altitude air currents that circle the Earth in a westerly direction. 0
  • countable noun jet stream The jet stream is a very strong wind that blows high in the earth's atmosphere and has an important influence on the weather. 0
  • noun jet stream a narrow belt of high-altitude winds (about 12 000 metres high) moving east at high speeds and having an important effect on frontogenesis 0
  • noun jet stream the jet of exhaust gases produced by a gas turbine, rocket motor, etc 0
  • noun jet stream any of several bands of high-velocity winds moving from west to east around the earth at altitudes from c. 12 to 16 km (c. 8 to 10 mi) 0
  • noun jet stream the stream of exhaust from any reaction engine 0
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