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Definition of "advect" []

  • To convey horizontally by advection. (verb-transitive)
  • To transport (a substance) by advection. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "advect" in a sentence
  • "And those snowmen will be all -- again, just part of their memories, because, by tomorrow, we are expecting that warmer air to advect from the south."
  • "The system also could advect minor moisture into New England and Northeastern states."
  • "One strong low pressure system was forecast to persistently advect northeast over the Southeastern states and into the Tennessee Valley and Mid-Atlantic states."
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