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PERUVIAN CURRENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Peruvian current mean?
• PERUVIAN CURRENT (noun)
The noun PERUVIAN CURRENT has 1 sense:
1. a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific Coast of South America before turning west
Familiarity information: PERUVIAN CURRENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific Coast of South America before turning west
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
Humboldt current; Peruvian current
Hypernyms ("Peruvian current" is a kind of...):
ocean current (the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction)
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