Associations to the word «Kuroshio»

Wiktionary

KUROSHIO, proper noun. A swift, intense current that flows northeastward off the coasts of China and Japan; part of the North Pacific subtropical gyre.

Dictionary definition

KUROSHIO, noun. A warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean.

Wise words

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