trade wind

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  • IPA: /ˈtreɪdˑwɪnd/

[edit] Noun

trade wind (plural trade winds)

  1. A steady wind that blows from east to west above and below the equator.
    They rode the trade winds going west.

[edit] Translations

steady wind

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