the Met Office
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› the British government department that studies weather conditions and says what is expected to happen with the weather: The Met Office says that the heatwave will continue for most of the week. a Met Office forecast/spokesmanWeather and climate - general words
(Definition of the Met Office noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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