prevailing wind

noun

: the usual wind in an area or region

—used to refer to the direction of the wind

The prevailing wind in this region is from the east.

Examples of prevailing wind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This coastal storm is called a nor’easter due to the prevailing wind direction from the northeast ahead of its center. — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025

Of the four, the most familiar, the prevailing wind of Mesopotamia, still blows today from the northwest. — Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025

Our backs were toward the southwest, the direction of the prevailing wind, when disaster struck. — Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026

The prevailing wind blew the flames toward two neighboring houses of the same architectural style. — Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 20 May 2026

Rhymes for prevailing wind

• chagrined
• downwind
• rescind
• upwind
• whirlwind
• woodwind
• finned
• ginned
• grinned
• pinned
• sinned
• skinned