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 allows easterly trade winds — the permanent east-to-west winds that blow near the equator — to strengthen, allowing the Pacific Ocean’s colder waters to upwell to the surface.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2024
These changing weather patterns also weaken the trade winds further, leading to more warm water off the coast of South America, which in turn weakens the winds, and so on.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
This weather anomaly is disrupting the usual trade wind pattern, which typically ushers in wet conditions to the northern and eastern sides of the islands.
—The Sunset Ai Lab, Sunset Magazine, 10 May 2024
The eastern trade winds blow ceaselessly, driving steep swells that explode onto lava-rock headlands.
—Peter Heller, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2024
At the time of the fires, strong easterly trade winds had been whipped up by Hurricane Dora, which was 400 miles south of Maui but powerful enough to cause weather that affected the island.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2024
Major differences in air pressure drove unusually strong trade winds that fanned the destructive flames, according to meteorologists.
—Claire Rush, Seth Borenstein, and Jennifer McDermott, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2023
El Niño weakens trade winds along the equator in the Pacific Ocean off the South American coast.
—USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024
For the 2024 eclipse, forecasters will have to contend with a wild card: El Niño, the recurring climate pattern in which the Pacific trade winds weaken and cause warm water to build off the west coast of the Americas.
—Jay Anderson, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2024
These changing weather patterns also weaken the trade winds further, leading to more warm water off the coast of South America, which in turn weakens the winds, and so on.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
This weather anomaly is disrupting the usual trade wind pattern, which typically ushers in wet conditions to the northern and eastern sides of the islands.
—The Sunset Ai Lab, Sunset Magazine, 10 May 2024
The eastern trade winds blow ceaselessly, driving steep swells that explode onto lava-rock headlands.
—Peter Heller, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2024
At the time of the fires, strong easterly trade winds had been whipped up by Hurricane Dora, which was 400 miles south of Maui but powerful enough to cause weather that affected the island.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2024
Major differences in air pressure drove unusually strong trade winds that fanned the destructive flames, according to meteorologists.
—Claire Rush, Seth Borenstein, and Jennifer McDermott, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2023
El Niño weakens trade winds along the equator in the Pacific Ocean off the South American coast.
—USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024
For the 2024 eclipse, forecasters will have to contend with a wild card: El Niño, the recurring climate pattern in which the Pacific trade winds weaken and cause warm water to build off the west coast of the Americas.
—Jay Anderson, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Trade wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20wind. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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