trade wind Meaning of "trade wind"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator

Usage(s):

  1. Then the south equatorial current and the southeast trade wind took over and pushed the raft due west across the Pacific.
  2. It was the trade wind, friend of mariners since Columbus' day.
  3. As just another novel for the general public it sails along very nicely before the trade wind of a well known popular taste.
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