trade wind

noun

: a wind blowing almost constantly in one direction
especially : a wind blowing almost continually toward the equator from the northeast in the belt between the northern horse latitudes and the doldrums and from the southeast in the belt between the southern horse latitudes and the doldrums
usually used in plural

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That’s the thought in many minds when trade winds circulate regarding one of the better scorers to ever touch a basketball. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025 Constant trade winds keep the Caribbean islands pleasant. Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 13 June 2025 Threats to water security Panama’s wet tropical weather is predominantly influenced by its location near the equator, the trade winds and the oceans. Karina Garcia, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025 Winds, known as trade winds, pick up Saharan dust, lift it into the atmosphere, and bring it across the Atlantic Ocean, Ross Giarratana, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Tampa Bay forecast office, previously told USA TODAY. James Powel, USA Today, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for trade wind

Word History

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trade wind was in 1615

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“Trade wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20wind. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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trade wind

noun
: a wind blowing almost constantly toward the equator from an easterly direction

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