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roaring forties, name applied, especially by sailors, to the latitudes between 40°S and 50°S, where the prevailing westerly winds are strong and steady. Unlike the winds in the Northern Hemisphere, those in the roaring forties are not impeded by large land areas. roaring forties [′rȯr·iŋ ′fȯr·dēz] (meteorology) A popular nautical term for the stormy ocean regions between 40° and 50° latitude; it usually refers to the Southern Hemisphere, where there is an almost completely uninterrupted belt of ocean with strong prevailing westerly winds. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Campanile cheese menu early this month had five cheeses, among them Sara's Nevat; Roaring Forties Blue, a cow's milk blue cheese from Tasmania; and Serra de Estrela, a sheep's milk cheese from Portugal. During two review visits, Australian cheeses were picked as endings, one a superb triple cream cow cheese called Seal Bay, the other a really good blue cheese titled Roaring Forties. Floor pieces made of reddish or brownish plates can look as soft and welcoming as wood: Roaring Forties, 1988, in weathered cold-rolled steel, 23 meters long, lay in a wide corridor at the Musee Cantini, stretching out into the distance like a red carpet to a transcendental destination. |
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