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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Looking at the overall setup, Texas is sandwiched between two storm systems that originally developed from the same large trough of low atmospheric pressure in the jet stream.
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Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
The storms were charged by unusually warm air for early March along with a surge of energy from a shift in the jet stream.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
As his hair fluttered in the jet stream created by his flight path, three of his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates were left in his dust.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
If temperatures at the poles rise more than temperatures at the tropics, for instance, the difference between them will decrease, and the jet stream could slow down.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
The storms were charged by unusually warm air for early March along with a surge of energy from a shift in the jet stream.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
As his hair fluttered in the jet stream created by his flight path, three of his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates were left in his dust.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
If temperatures at the poles rise more than temperatures at the tropics, for instance, the difference between them will decrease, and the jet stream could slow down.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Jet stream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jet%20stream. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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