a relatively warm ocean current flowing northeastwards off the Atlantic coast of the US from the Gulf of Mexico
2. another name for North Atlantic Drift
Gulf Stream in American English
warm ocean current flowing from the Gulf of Mexico along the E coast of the U.S.,and turning east at the Grand Banks toward Europe: c. 50 mi (80 km) wide
Examples of 'Gulf Stream' in a sentence
Gulf Stream
`I'd quite welcome the Gulf Stream coming along to warm me up a bit.
Anita Anderson SOMEBODY (2002)
Either Lawton had switched off his phone or he and Arnold were out in the Gulf Stream by now, beyond cell range.