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equatorial current

noun

any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator

• Hypernyms: ↑ocean current

• Hyponyms: ↑North Equatorial Current, ↑South Equatorial Current

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noun

1. : an ocean current flowing westward just north or just south of the equator — called respectively north equatorial current and south equatorial current

2. : a tidal current occurring when the moon is over the equator

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1. See North Equatorial Current.

2. See South Equatorial Current.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.