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Definition of the North Atlantic Drift noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the North Atlantic Drift

noun

/ðə ˌnɔːθ ətˌlæntɪk ˈdrɪft/

/ðə ˌnɔːrθ ətˌlæntɪk ˈdrɪft/

[singular] (specialist)

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a current of warm water in the Atlantic Ocean, that has the effect of making the climate of north-west Europe warmer

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