anticyclone

noun

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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Related words

tropical cyclone(English)jet stream(English)polar vortex(English)mesocyclone(English)superrotation(English)geostrophic wind(English)prevailing wind(English)gyre(English)aloft(English)outflow(English)intensification(English)shear(English)

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Sources

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