the Coriolis effectnoun [ S ]
uk/kɒr.iˈəʊ.ləs ɪˌfekt/us/kɔː.riˈoʊ.ləs ɪˌfekt/the effect of the earth's turning on the direction of the wind, which is to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere
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Wind & winds
- airstream
- anemometer
- blast
- breeze
- choppy
- drafty
- draught
- dust devil
- El Niño
- eolian
- hurricane
- jet stream
- northeast
- northeasterly
- prevailing
- southeasterly
- southerly
- the Beaufort scale
- tornado
- wind gauge
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