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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A high-speed, meandering wind current, generally moving from a westerly direction at speeds often exceeding 400 kilometers (250 miles) per hour at altitudes of 10 to 15 kilometers (6 to 9 miles).
- noun A high-speed stream; a jet.
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- noun meteorology any of the high-speed, high-altitude air currents that circle the Earth in a westerly direction
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- noun a high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere; has important effects of the formation of weather fronts
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