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Definitions: Gulf Stream |
Gulf StreamNoun1. A warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Literature | Gulf Stream The stream which issues from the Gulf of Mexico, and extends over a range of 3,000 miles, raising the temperature of the water through which it passes, and of the lands against which it flows. It washes the shores of the British Isles, and runs up the coast of Norway. "It is found that the amount of heat transferred by the Gulf Stream from equatorial regions into the North Atlantic ... amounts to no less than one-fifth part of the entire heat possessed by the North Atlantic." - T. Croll: Climate and Time, chap. i. p. 15. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Science | A warm, swift ocean current that flows along the coast of the Eastern United States and makes Ireland, Great Britain, and the Scandinavian countries warmer than they would be otherwise. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The term "Gulf stream" is sometimes used about the sum of what is described above and the North Atlantic drift.
As it travels north, some of the warm water transported by the Gulf stream evaporates. This increases the salinity of the water in the stream, and in the North Atlantic Ocean the water is so cold and heavy with salt that it begins to sink. It then becomes a part of the North Atlantic Deep Water, a southgoing stream.
The effect of the Gulf stream is sufficient to cause certain parts of the west of Britain and Ireland to be an average of several degrees warmer than most other parts of those countries. Indeed, in Cornwall, and particularly the Scilly Isles, its effects are such that plants associated with much warmer climes, such as palm trees are able to survive the rigours of northern winters. Logan Botanic Garden in Scotland benefits strongly from the Gulf Stream, allowing their specimens of Gunnera Manicata to grow to over 3 metres tall.
With the recent phenomenon of global warming, some scientists have expressed concern about the sink mechanism outlined above. Specifically, fresh water resulting from the melting of the Arctic polar cap could dilute the Gulf stream and make it light enough not to sink. The result would be a huge climate change in northern Europe, with unknown consequences. Some fossil remnants hint at the possibility that a similar event has already happened several times in the past, but fossil evidence is questioned. After an initial rejection, the scientific community is evaluating this theory more seriously, as data about historic climate show sudden changes between cold and warm periods.
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Gulf Stream is a town located in Palm Beach County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 716.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Gulf stream."
Crosswords: Gulf Stream |
| English words defined with "Gulf stream": Black Stream ♦ Caribbean, Caribbean Sea ♦ Flying machine ♦ Gulf weed. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Gulf stream": Gulf Stream meander. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "Gulf stream": Gorce. (references) |
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Screenplays | Ah! Just like I thought He came up with the Gulf Stream - from southern waters. (Jaws; writing credit: Peter Benchley; Carl Gottlieb) | |
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 | Coast and Geodetic Survey Steamer BLAKE In service 1874-1905 Atlantic service Classic Gulf Stream studies, many instrument innovations Pioneered deepsea anchoring. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | The Gulf Stream. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Preparing current meters to secure to tethered mooring during Gulf Stream eddy studies from the NOAA Ship ALBATROSS IV. Credit: Fisheries. |  | Stern of the ALBATROSS IV during Gulf Stream eddy studies. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | School of yellow fin tuna, hunted and hunter along the Gulf Stream. Thunnus albacares. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |  | The names of the ships POLA and BLAKE inscribed on the facade of the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco. The BLAKE was the Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship BLAKE which was memorialized because of its work in the Gulf Stream, the Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean. It also was one of the most innovative of Nineteenth Century research vessels. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | Figure 29. Pillsbury current meter invented by John Elliott Pillsbury and used in an extensive study of the Gulf Stream studies beginning in 1876. But it was not until 1885 that Pillsbury used this instrument in the Straits of Florida at a depth of 640 meters. He was a naval officer assigned to duty on the Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship BLAKE during these years. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Infrared imagery of the Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf Stream. Lighter colors north of Florida Panhandle indicate extent of cold air swooping down from the north behind a cold front. Clouds in upper right corner show very cold tops (lighter) and indicate significant convection and possible thunderstorms. Credit: NOAA in Space. |
 | Warm rings show clearly breaking off the Gulf Stream and migrating onto the continental shelf off of the Mid-Atlantic states. Convective cloud activity is seen east of Cape Cod and south of Cape Hatteras. Credit: NOAA in Space. |  | An early infra-red image attempting to map the Gulf Stream off the eastern United States. Credit: NOAA in Space. |
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Economic History | Oman | Bermuda-based, Saudi-owned Nimr and Gulf Stream (Canada) signed for concession areas in 1997. In 1999, Occidental, in a joint venture with BP/Amoco and Neste, signed a $25 million exploration agreement for five concession blocks in northern Oman. (references) |
Travel | Ireland | Because of the moderating influence of the Gulf Stream, medium to heavyweight clothes may be worn most of the year. (references) |
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1. Gulf Stream, FL (town, FIPS 28275) |
Expression using "Gulf stream": the gulf stream. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "Gulf stream"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | golfský proud. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | gulfstream sickness (Gulf Stream estival fever), golfstroomziekte (Gulf Stream estival fever). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | fièvre du gulfstream (Gulf Stream estival fever). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Golfstrom. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πυρετός του Gulf Stream (Gulf Stream estival fever). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | メキシコ湾流 (blank plug, mage, major, major label, Major League, measure, measuring, Mekong delta, mesh, Messiah, scalpel, surgical knife). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | メキシコわ"りゅう. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | Stroo yn Eearvooir. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ulfgay eamstray engolir (absorb, eat, engorge, engulf, gorgeous, gulp, ingle, neck, pocket, pouch, swallow). (various references) fiebre de la corriente del golfo (Gulf Stream estival fever). (various references) golfströmmen (the gulf stream). (various references) กระแสน้ำอุ่นในมหาสมุทรแอตแลนติก. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-f-g-l-m-r-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: masterful. | |
-2 letters: gestural, grateful, refutals, stageful, staumrel. | |
-3 letters: amulets, armfuls, armlets, armsful, earfuls, estrual, falters, ferulas, flamers, fluster, fluters, fulmars, lamster, largest, matures, maulers, muletas, refusal, refutal, restful, saluter, serumal, strumae, sulfate, tearful, tegular, tramels. | |
-4 letters: afters, aglets, alerts, algums, almugs, alters, amulet, amuser, argles, argues, armets, armful, armlet, artels, artful, augers, earful, estral. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 75 6C 66 53 74 72 65 61 6D |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01110101 01101100 01100110 00100000 01010011 01110100 01110010 01100101 01100001 01101101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G u l f   S t r e a m |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0075 006C 0066 0053 0074 0072 0065 0061 006D |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)418778722538684716779 |
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vertaling, transferim, transmetim, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان, транслация, огъване, превод, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, превеждане, 翻译, překlad, oversættelse, translatie, taajuusmuutos, translaatio, traduction, oersetting, Übersetzung, μετάφραση, תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק, fordítás, traduzione, 翻訳 , へい"ういどう, やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, トランスレーション , やくじゅつ, ほ"やくしょ, 번역, tradukshon, tradução, translaţie, tãlmãcire, traducere, сдвиг, трансляция, перемещение, перевод, tumačenje, traducción, översättning, tercüme, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích, trosiad, for translation; Tsjeggies, Tsjeg, çek, تشيكي, اللغة التشيكوسلوفاكية, التشيكي أحد أبناء تشيكوسلوفاكيا, Checu, чешки, Sekoslovakyano, 捷克語 , 捷克语, 捷克 , èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tjekker, tjekke, Tsjech, Tsjechisch, tjekkiskt, t?ekkiläinen, tchèque, Tsjechysk, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, ceco, 체", Sheckagh, Sheckish, Czech, chèc, ceh, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка, người Séc tiếng Séc, for Czech; Nederlands, Hollands, holandez, هولندي, اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, Olandes, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollendskt, hollantilainen, néerlandais, Nederlânsk, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holandisht, "ול "י, holland, hollenskur, Ollainnis, olandese, 네덜란", Belanda, Ollanish, Germaanish, Tatimana, nederlandsk, ulandes, hulandes, holandês, neerlandés, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, bakratongo, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b xã", for Dutch; Franse taal, Frans, franceze, francez, frëngjisht, frëng, frëngjishte, فرنسي, اللغة الفرنسية, الشعب الفرنسي, gall, френски език, френски, Pranses, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzština, francouzský, franskur, franskt, ranskalainen, français, Frânsk, französisch, γάλλοσ, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, צרפתי, צרפתית, francia, Fraincis, francese, フレコン化 , フランス" , 仏文 , 仏 , ふつぶ", フレンチ , フランセ , ふつ, "랑스, Perancis, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, frances, franses, francês, francezii, francezã, franţuzesc, franţuzeşte, французский, Falani, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, sí-Fulentji, fransk, franska, fransızca, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransız, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький, Ffrengig, isiFulentshi, for French; Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, المانية, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, saksalainen, Allemand, Dútsk, Deutsche, Deutsch, "ερμανός, gjermanisht, 'רמ י, 'רמ ית, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, todesch, Germaanagh, Garmane, Germaanish, Carmane, aleman, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, alemand, neamţ, немецкий, Siamani, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, sí-Jalimáne, tysk, เยอรมัน, าษาเยอรมัน, Alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane, for German; Grieks, Griek, الإغريقي, يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, Griegu, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, Griyego, 希臘語 , 希腊语, řecký, řeètina, řek, græker, grikst, kreikkalainen, grec, Gryk, Gryksk, Gryks, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, Grikki, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, grèc, greacã, греческий, Eleni, grk, grčki jezik, grčki, griego, grek, Yunanli, yunanlı, yunanca, yunan, Rumca, yunanistan'a ait, rum, грек, гречанка, грецька мова, грецький, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm, kẻ lừa đảo, Groegwr, for Greek; gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manský, manština, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, Manninish, Manninagh, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man dili, man adası, менський діалект, менський, for manx; Portugees, portugez, portugalisht, اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, португалски език, португалски, португалец, Potuges, 葡萄牙语, 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙語 , portugalský, portugiser, portugisiskt, portugalilainen, portugais, Portugeesk, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, Portaingéilis, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, Portiugish, Portiugagh, portugues, Portugalczyk, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalski, portugalac, portugués, Mreno, si-Putúkezi, portugis, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, portekizce, португальська мова, португальський, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha, for Portuguese; Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish; Sweeds, suedez, اللغة السويدية, Suecu, шведски език, шведски, швед, Swedis, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, svenskt, ruotsalainen, suédois, Sweedsk, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, sænskur, Sualainnis, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, Soolynish, Soolynagh, suèc, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển, for Swedish; Tailandes, 泰國 , 泰文 , 泰国, 泰 , thailænder, Thailander, Thai, Thais, thailendskt, thaimaalainen, Thaïlandais, thailändisch, Thailänder, Ταϊλανδός· Ταϊλανδέζος, tailandese, 泰語 , たい", 타이 말, tailandês, tailandés, thailändare, ที่เกี่ยวกับประเทศไทย, าษาไทย, เกี่ยวกับคนไทย, คนไทย, Taylandlı, Tayland Dili, Tayland, Tai Dili, Та"ць, Тайська Мова, Тайський, for Thai; |
