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Kuro Shio

Kuro Shio is the alternative form of Kuroshio.

Meaning of Kuroshio

Proper noun

Kuroshio

  1. (usually) The oceanic current forming the swift, warm, northward-flowing western quarter of the North Pacific Gyre.
    • Between Fatsisio and Mikura a current to the eastward is marked, called the Kuro Siwo Stream.1851, Alexander G. Findlay, A directory for the navigation of the Pacific Ocean; with description of its coasts, islands, etc., from the Strait of Magalhaens to the Arctic Sea, and those of Asia and...
    Synonyms:
    Japan Current, Black Current, Black Stream

Questions about Kuro Shio

What is Kuro Shio the alternative form of?
Kuro Shio is the alternative form of Kuroshio.

Words near Kuro Shio in the dictionary

  1. Kurnitz
  2. Kurnitzes
  3. Kurnool
  4. kurnum
  5. kurnums
  6. Kuro Shio
  7. Kuro Siwo
  8. Kurobane
  9. Kurobanes
  10. kuroboshi
  11. Kuroda

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