Gulf Stream

proper noun

The warm ocean current issuing from the Gulf of Mexico, flowing northeastwards along the coast of North America to the Grand Banks where it breaks eastwards across the Atlantic Ocean and helps to maintain warm temperatures along the western coasts of the British Isles.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Gulf Stream
  1. The warm ocean current issuing from the Gulf of Mexico, flowing northeastwards along the coast of North America to the Grand Banks where it breaks eastwards across the Atlantic Ocean and helps to maintain warm temperatures along the western coasts of the British Isles.

Translations

Arabic تَيَّار الْخَلِيج
  • تَيَّار الْخَلِيج (tayyār al-ḵalīj)warm ocean current
Bulgarian Гълфстри́йм
  • Гълфстри́йм (Gălfstríjm)warm ocean current
Catalan corrent del Golf
  • corrent del Golfwarm ocean current
Chinese Mandarin 灣流 /湾流, 墨西哥灣暖流 /墨西哥湾暖流
  • 灣流 /湾流 (Wānliú)warm ocean current
  • 墨西哥灣暖流 /墨西哥湾暖流 (Mòxīgē wān nuǎnliú)warm ocean current
Czech Golfský proud
  • Golfský proudwarm ocean current
Danish Golfstrømmen
  • Golfstrømmenwarm ocean current
Estonian Golfi hoovus
  • Golfi hoovuswarm ocean current
Finnish Golfvirta
  • Golfvirtawarm ocean current
French Gulf Stream
  • Gulf Streamwarm ocean current
German Golfstrom
  • Golfstromwarm ocean current
Hindi गल्फ़ स्ट्रीम
  • गल्फ़ स्ट्रीम (galf sṭrīm)warm ocean current
Hungarian Golf-áramlat
  • Golf-áramlatwarm ocean current
Icelandic Golfstraumurinn
  • Golfstraumurinnwarm ocean current
Italian Corrente del Golfo
  • Corrente del Golfowarm ocean current
Japanese メキシコ湾流, 湾流
  • メキシコ湾流 (Mekishiko wanryū)warm ocean current
  • 湾流 (Wanryū)warm ocean current
  • ガルフストリーム (Garufu Sutorīmu)warm ocean current
Korean 멕시코 만류, 만류
  • 멕시코 만류 (Meksiko mallyu)warm ocean current
  • 만류 (Mallyu)warm ocean current
  • 걸프 스트림 (Geolpeu seuteurim)warm ocean current
Norwegian Bokmål Golfstrømmen
  • Golfstrømmenwarm ocean current
Polish Prąd Zatokowy, Golfsztrom
  • Prąd Zatokowywarm ocean current
  • Golfsztromwarm ocean current
  • Golfstromwarm ocean current
Portuguese Corrente do Golfo
  • Corrente do Golfowarm ocean current
Russian Гольфстри́м
  • Гольфстри́м (Golʹfstrím)warm ocean current
Slovak Golfský prúd
  • Golfský prúdwarm ocean current
Swedish Golfströmmen
  • Golfströmmenwarm ocean current
Ukrainian Гольфстрі́м
  • Гольфстрі́м (Holʹfstrím)warm ocean current
Cite this entry
APA

Gulf Stream. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20Stream

MLA

“Gulf Stream.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20Stream. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gulf Stream,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20Stream.

Source: Gulf Stream on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.