Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To convey horizontally by advection.
  • transitive verb To transport (a substance) by advection.

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  • verb To transport something by advection

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  • verb convey by horizontal mass movement of a fluid

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Back-formation from advection.]

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Examples

  • And those snowmen will be all -- again, just part of their memories, because, by tomorrow, we are expecting that warmer air to advect from the south.

    CNN Transcript Feb 1, 2007 2007

  • One strong low pressure system was forecast to persistently advect northeast over the Southeastern states and into the Tennessee Valley and Mid-Atlantic states.

    Home 2009

  • The system also could advect minor moisture into New England and Northeastern states.

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  • The system also could advect minor moisture into New England and Northeastern states.

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  • The system also could advect minor moisture into New England and Northeastern states.

    unknown title 2009

  • One strong low pressure system was forecast to persistently advect northeast over the Southeastern states and into the Tennessee Valley and Mid-Atlantic states.

    Home 2009

  • The system also could advect minor moisture into New England and Northeastern states.

    Waynesboro Record Herald Homepage RSS 2009

  • One strong low pressure system was forecast to persistently advect northeast over the Southeastern states and into the Tennessee Valley and Mid-Atlantic states.

    Home 2009

  • One strong low pressure system was forecast to persistently advect northeast over the Southeastern states and into the Tennessee Valley and Mid-Atlantic states.

    Waynesboro Record Herald Homepage RSS 2009

  • In the Plains, a low pressure system was forecast to advect in from the Rockies.

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