trade wind
nounDefinition of trade wind
: 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
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One such pattern is El Niño, which occurs when changes in the strength or direction of trade winds every two to seven years causes waters in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean to become unusually warm. — NBC News, "Antarctic sea ice is shrinking rapidly after decades of growth. Scientists aren't sure why.," 1 July 2019 Few countries are as exposed to international trade winds as South Korea. — Mike Bird, WSJ, "Korea’s Battered Stocks Are Cheap for Good Reasons," 30 May 2019 In all the oceans, this low pressure draws in steady winds from the south-east known as the southern trade winds. — The Economist, "The South Asian monsoon, past, present and future," 27 June 2019 Low pressure over Tahiti and high pressure over Darwin disrupts the trade winds. — The Economist, "The South Asian monsoon, past, present and future," 27 June 2019 Vintage buildings are worn smooth by salty trade winds. — Allen Pierleoni, The Mercury News, "A weekend of beachy fun in Capitola-by-the-Sea," 16 June 2019 By day, navigators use the ultimate dynamic phenomena of ocean swells—not local waves but slow undulations created by overarching trade winds or distant geography. — Damion Searls, Harper's magazine, "The Tide-Beating Heart of Earth," 10 May 2019 These trade winds weaken and cause warm water to pile up and migrate towards South America. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "El Niño watch: Here’s what it means for cities," 19 Sep. 2018 There are new fears that shifting trade winds will send vog plumes toward the rest of the state. — Barnini Chakraborty, Fox News, "Hawaii's governor, FEMA head to Big Island as lava continues fiery path," 7 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'trade wind.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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