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north atlantic
noun(North Atlantic Oscillation)a periodic seesaw fluctuation in sea-level atmospheric pressures over the northern Atlantic Ocean that is believed to contribute to the Arctic Oscillation
north atlantic
geographical name(North Atlantic Oscillation)ocean separating North and South America from Europe and Africa area 31,814,640 square miles (82,399,918 square kilometers), often divided into the North Atlantic Ocean and the South Atlantic Ocean
north atlantic
geographical name(North Atlantic Oscillation)military alliance established in 1949 with the purpose of promoting the collective security of the member nations (now Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States)