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thermohaline circulation (s) (noun), thermohaline circulations (pl)
A pattern of global ocean circulative currents or courses driven by density differences in water: The Gulf Stream is one example of thermohaline circulation that is created by variations or changes in temperature and salinity in the ocean.
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