Definition of Kuroshio

1. Noun. A warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean.

Exact synonyms: Japan Current, Kuroshio Current
Generic synonyms: Ocean Current

Definition of Kuroshio

1. Proper noun. (alternative form of kuroshio) ¹

2. Noun. A swift, intense current that flows northeastward off the coasts of China and Japan; part of the North Pacific subtropical gyre. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kuroshio

Kurds
Kurgan
Kuria
Kurigram District
Kuril Islands
Kurilian
Kurilians
Kurloff
Kurloff's bodies
Kurloff cell
Kurmanji
Kurnai
Kurnay
Kurnool
Kurosawa
Kuroshio (current term)
Kuroshio current
Kursk
Kursteiner
Kursteiner's canals
Kurt
Kurt Godel
Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Waldheim
Kurt Weill
Kurudu
Kurukh
Kurunegala ulcers
Kurux

Literary usage of Kuroshio

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Sea Level Workshop: Workshop Report edited by V. Gornitz (2000)
"Kawabe, M. (1995): Variations of current path, velocity, and volume transport of the Kuroshio in relation with the large meander. J. Phys. ..."

2. Japan and Its Regeneration by Otis Cary (1908)
"The Kuroshio, or " Black Stream," exerts an influence much like that of the Gulf Stream. The western coast of Japan is considerably colder and has heavy ..."

3. Planned Invasion of Japan, 1945: The Siberian Weather Advantage by Hatten Schuyler Yoder (1997)
"The cold Siberian air crosses the Kuroshio current (Fig.) and produces well developed polar fronts with strong thunderstorms. As a result of high velocity ..."

4. A Handbook for Travellers in Japan by Basil Hall Chamberlain, John Murray (Firm), W. B. Mason (1893)
"... and Sanuki, The climate of Shikoku is exceptionally mild, especially in the S. portion, which is influenced by the Kuroshio, or Japanese Gulf- Stream. ..."

5. Japan, Country, Court, and People by John C. Calhoun Newton (1900)
"... the moisture into snow; whereas the south and southeast coasts are warmed by the Black Current (Kuroshio), that rises in the hot, equatorial regions. ..."

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