jet stream
noun
: a long narrow meandering current of high-speed winds near the tropopause blowing from a generally westerly direction and often exceeding a speed of 250 miles (402 kilometers) per hour
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The warmest day of the next seven will occur on Saturday as southerly flow increases ahead of a strong cold front and upper-level wave of jet stream energy.
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Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Depending on conditions in the atmosphere, the jet stream can be fairly flat and fast moving or meander.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The team used supercomputer simulations of the atmosphere and found that the rise is driven by stronger wind shear in the jet stream.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Also riding this jet stream of enhancements are, among others, Qantas and Korean Air.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2026
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Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Depending on conditions in the atmosphere, the jet stream can be fairly flat and fast moving or meander.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The team used supercomputer simulations of the atmosphere and found that the rise is driven by stronger wind shear in the jet stream.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Also riding this jet stream of enhancements are, among others, Qantas and Korean Air.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Jet stream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jet%20stream. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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