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ocean current ocean circulation Ocean flow current Deep current

The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction WordNet 3.0

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The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by a number of forces acting upon the water, including wind, the Coriolis effect, breaking waves, cabbeling, and temperature and salinity differences. Wikipedia

A current in the ocean Wikipedia Disambiguation

Continuous flow of ocean water Wikidata

A net transport of ocean water along a definable path. OmegaWiki

Water current flow in a closed circular pattern within an ocean. OmegaWiki

Any more or less permanent or continuous, directed movement of water that flows in one of the Earth's oceans. Wiktionary

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