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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There's also a fire risk on the leeward sides of the islands that have been experiencing drought, with Kiko disrupting trade wind patterns, AccuWeather reported.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Higher altitude winds over the coastal Pacific may disarm hurricanes too, blowing in from west to east—opposite the direction of the trade winds—and causing turbulence that disrupts the formation of the storm.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
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
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Higher altitude winds over the coastal Pacific may disarm hurricanes too, blowing in from west to east—opposite the direction of the trade winds—and causing turbulence that disrupts the formation of the storm.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
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
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“Trade wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20wind. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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