North Pacific Current

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North′ Pacif′ic Cur′rent


n.
a warm current flowing eastward across the Pacific Ocean.
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Bridge 3a: North Pacific Drift Bridge, meanwhile, responds to the engineering challenges posed by the so-called North Pacific Drift, a warm-water current running from Japan to North America.
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