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Kuroshio

ku·ros·hio

UK/ˌkʊəɹəʊˈʃiːəʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean

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Origin

Borrowed from the romaji transcription of Japanese 黒潮 (Kuroshio, “Black Tide”).

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