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

Examples of trade wind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those regions can send matts of sargassum toward Florida on trade winds and ocean currents. —Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025

What To Know The NWS in Honolulu announced a red flag warning for all Hawaiian Islands, effective through 6 p.m. local time on Friday, due to a combination of dry conditions, strong easterly trade winds, and low relative humidity. —Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025

So, is the economy truly resilient in the face of the Trump administration’s shifting trade winds? —Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 July 2025

But that structure collapses fast when trade winds shift. —Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for trade wind

• underpinned
• chagrined
• crosswind
• downwind
• rescind
• upwind
• whirlwind
• woodwind
• finned
• ginned
• grinned
• pinned

Kids Definition

trade wind

noun

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