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atmospheric rivers

atmospheric rivers is the plural of atmospheric river.

Meaning of atmospheric river

Noun

atmospheric river (plural atmospheric rivers)

  1. A narrow and long band of atmospheric moisture that transports a lot of water vapour, originating from the tropics, in a manner superficially similar to how a terrestrial river transports water.
    • A sequence of atmospheric rivers will bring heavy rainfall and snow to the Western U.S. and Canada over the next week. […] This early in the forecast, meteorologists are certain that the weather pattern is set up for a series of atmospheric river events — in some locations likely reaching a three...2024 January 26, Judson Jones, “More Atmospheric Rivers Are on the Way. Here’s What the West Can Expect.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2024
    Synonyms:
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Questions about atmospheric rivers

What is atmospheric rivers the plural of?
Atmospheric rivers is the plural of atmospheric river.

Words near atmospheric rivers in the dictionary

  1. atmospheric pressures
  2. atmospheric railway
  3. atmospheric railways
  4. atmospheric refraction
  5. atmospheric river
  6. atmospheric rivers
  7. atmospheric tide
  8. atmospheric tides
  9. atmospheric water
  10. atmospheric waters
  11. atmospherical

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