Any more or less permanent or continuous, directed movement of water that flows in one of the Earth's oceans.
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the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction
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Broader terms: current, stream
Narrower terms: El Nino, equatorial current, Gulf stream, Japan current, Kuroshio current, Kuroshio, Peruvian current, Humboldt current