the mercury
old-fashioned informalDefinition
› the temperature: With the mercury climbing to 40 degrees, beaches and pools will be crowded this afternoon.Weather and climate - general words
(Definition of the mercury from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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