Mediterranean outflow

noun

The current of dense, warm, and salty water that flows from the Mediterranean Sea into the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar.

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Meanings

noun
  1. climatologyThe current of dense, warm, and salty water that flows from the Mediterranean Sea into the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar.
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