Term: el nino: (oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time
Broader: ocean current: the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction | Unrelated: black spruce: small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
Broader: ocean current: the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction | Unrelated: myocardium: the middle muscular layer of the heart wall
Broader: ocean current: the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction | Unrelated: seniority: higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service
Broader: ocean current: the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction | Unrelated: sophistication: the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
Broader: ocean current: the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction | Unrelated: thenar: the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb
Broader: ocean current: the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction | Unrelated: farewell: an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
Broader: ocean current: the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction | Unrelated: charge of quarters: an enlisted man who handles his unit's administrative matters after hours
Broader: ocean current: the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction | Unrelated: first mortgage: a mortgage that has priority over all mortgages and liens except those imposed by law
Broader: ocean current: the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction | Unrelated: parity bit: (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error
Broader: ocean current: the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction | Unrelated: intercontinental ballistic missile: a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another