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Azores high
[ uh-zawrz hahy, ey-zawrz ]
noun
, Meteorology.
- a semipermanent subtropical high in the North Atlantic Ocean, centered near the Azores during the winter and early spring: when the system is displaced westward and becomes centered near Bermuda during the summer and early fall, it is known as the Bermuda high.
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Origin of Azores high1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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