prevailing wind
English Thesaurus
1. the predominant wind direction (noun.phenomenon)
hypernym | : | air current, current of air, wind, |
definition | : | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | antitrades, |
definition | : | wind in the upper atmosphere blowing above but in the opposite direction from the trade winds (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | trade, trade wind, |
definition | : | steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | antitrade, antitrade wind, |
definition | : | winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics (noun.phenomenon) |
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