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Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express proper noun: the jetstream and accompanying strong, moist airflow from the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands to the west coast of North America.

Proper noun

the Pineapple Express

  1. (informal) The jetstream and accompanying strong, moist airflow from the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands to the west coast of North America.
    • A warm, wet rainstorm—the notorious "Pineapple Express"—hit Western Washington the weekend before Thanksgiving in 1986.1990 December 1, Hill Williams, “Another Nasty November”, in Seattle Times, retrieved 19 Oct 2008

Questions about Pineapple Express

What does Pineapple Express mean?
Pineapple Express means the jetstream and accompanying strong, moist airflow from the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands to the west coast of North America.
What part of speech is Pineapple Express?
Pineapple Express is a proper noun.

Words near Pineapple Express in the dictionary

  1. pineapple
  2. pineapple bun
  3. pineapple buns
  4. pineapple cake
  5. pineapple cakes
  6. Pineapple Express
  7. pineapple finial
  8. pineapple finials
  9. pineapple flower
  10. pineapple flowers
  11. pineapple grass

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