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polar vortex

[ poh-ler vawr-teks ]

noun

, plural po·lar vor·ti·ces [poh, -ler , vawr, -t, uh, -seez] po·lar vor·tex·es
  1. a whirling mass of very cold air that sits over the North or South Pole:

    A displaced polar vortex is causing Arctic temperatures across the United States.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of polar vortex1

First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences

Scientists are still analyzing the nexus between polar vortex events and climate change.

From Axios

The polar vortex is a zone of cold air that normally spins like a top high above the North Pole.

At 32 degrees F—hardly a polar vortex—we saw the estimated driving range shrink from 270 miles to 208 miles.

A blob of warm air high in the atmosphere has pushed the polar vortex off its axis over the past week.

The problem is that climate models completely disagree as to whether the polar vortex strengthens or weakens in the future.

She would leave every day of shooting during the polar vortex just grinning from ear-to-ear.

Undeterred by the crippling polar vortex that's left heaps of snow lying unceremoniously at every turn.

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