| 单词 | siberian express |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSiberian Express Siberian Express n. [ < Siberian adj. + express n.1, after the name of the trans-Siberian express (see trans-Siberian adj.)] North American (an informal name for) a surge of extremely cold air which causes rapid falls in temperature and severe wintry weather in central and eastern areas of the United States and Canada.Typically, a Siberian Express is generated by an area of high pressure formed over Siberia between November and March, and is carried over the North Pole and south across Canada by the jet stream before being driven eastwards by winds from the North Pacific. ΚΠ 1982 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 16 Jan. A surge of polar cold..blew into the frozen Midwest with paralyzing blizzards Saturday... The cold is coming from the polar regions of Siberia, prompting one meteorlogist to dub it the Siberian Express. 1994 Daily Herald (Chicago) 18 Jan. 1/3 (headline) Siberian Express puts suburbs in deep freeze. 2000 J. D. Cox Weather for Dummies iii. viii. 186 Passage of a Siberian Express can be a dangerous and damaging weather event as it moves deeper south across the United States. 2015 Herald-Sun (Durham, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 1 Mar. d1 Several farmers..have experienced damage on their farms as a result of the Siberian express. < as lemmas |
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