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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Or'' North American anticyclone.) The relatively weak general [[area of high  pressure]] that, as shown on mean charts of [[sea level pressure]], covers most of North America  during winter.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This [[pressure system]] is not nearly as well-defined as the analogous [[Siberian high]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Or'' North American anticyclone.) The relatively weak general [[area of high pressure|area of high  pressure]] that, as shown on mean charts of [[sea level pressure]], covers most of North America  during winter.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This [[pressure system]] is not nearly as well-defined as the analogous [[Siberian high]].</div><br/> </div>
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North American high[edit | edit source]

(Or North American anticyclone.) The relatively weak general area of high pressure that, as shown on mean charts of sea level pressure, covers most of North America during winter.

This pressure system is not nearly as well-defined as the analogous Siberian high.


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