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(''Or'' blocking anticyclone.) Any [[high]] (''or'' [[anticyclone]]) that remains nearly stationary  or moves slowly compared to the west-to-east motion "upstream" from its location, so that it  effectively "blocks" the movement of [[migratory]] cyclones across its latitudes.<br/> A blocking high may comprise a smaller-scale effect than that associated with large-scale [[blocking]].<br/>
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Or'' blocking anticyclone.) Any [[high]] (<br/>''or'' [[anticyclone]]) that remains nearly stationary  or moves slowly compared to the west-to-east motion "upstream" from its location, so that it  effectively "blocks" the movement of [[migratory]] cyclones across its latitudes.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">A blocking high may comprise a smaller-scale effect than that associated with large-scale [[blocking]].</div><br/></div>
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(Or blocking anticyclone.) Any high (or anticyclone) that remains nearly stationary or moves slowly compared to the west-to-east motion "upstream" from its location, so that it effectively "blocks" the movement of migratory cyclones across its latitudes.
A blocking high may comprise a smaller-scale effect than that associated with large-scale blocking.

  1. Regular markings on an instrument used to allow the reading of the measured quantity or setting.
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