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El Nino

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: El Nino

1
 n
(oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time
2
 n
the Christ child
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: El Nino
1

n (oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time

Types:
El Nino southern oscillation
a more intense El Nino that occurs every few years when the welling up of cold nutrient-rich water does not occur; kills plankton and fish and affects weather patterns
Type of:
ocean current
the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction
2

n the Christ child

Example of:
Christ, Deliverer, Good Shepherd, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, Redeemer, Savior, Saviour, the Nazarene
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
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