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Kurosiwo

Kurosiwo 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 Kurosiwo

What is Kurosiwo the alternative form of?
Kurosiwo is the alternative form of Kuroshio.

Words near Kurosiwo in the dictionary

  1. kurorts
  2. Kurosawa
  3. Kurosawas
  4. Kuroshigiri
  5. Kuroshio
  6. Kurosiwo
  7. kurosol
  8. kurosols
  9. Kurow
  10. Kurowski
  11. Kurowskis

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