anticyclone

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Definitions

noun

A system of winds that spiral out from a centre of high pressure

Related words

Synonyms

tropical cyclone jet stream polar vortex mesocyclone superrotation geostrophic wind prevailing wind gyre zonal wind derecho ekman spiral ridge meridional wind thermal trade stormtrack

Associated

aloft outflow intensification shear convection cyclonic intensify easterly trough convective banding azores

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