jet stream
noun
: a long narrow meandering current of high-speed winds near the tropopause blowing from a generally westerly direction and often exceeding a speed of 250 miles (402 kilometers) per hour
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Warmer air, driven by rising carbon dioxide emissions, may be disrupting the jet stream and increasing instability at cruising altitudes.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
AccuWeather anticipates the jet stream will lift northward once again by next weekend, causing an area of high pressure to stretch across Eastern states.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
La Niña’s biggest influence is always on the jet stream – a river of air that storms flow through.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Its atmosphere is a chaotic ballet of clouds, lightning, and powerful jet streams.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
AccuWeather anticipates the jet stream will lift northward once again by next weekend, causing an area of high pressure to stretch across Eastern states.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
La Niña’s biggest influence is always on the jet stream – a river of air that storms flow through.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Its atmosphere is a chaotic ballet of clouds, lightning, and powerful jet streams.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Jet stream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jet%20stream. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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