prevailing wind

American  

[pri-vayl-ing wind] / prɪˈveɪl ɪŋ ˈwɪnd /

noun

• prevailing winds
  plural

1. Meteorology. a wind from a specified direction that is the typical or predominant wind direction in a particular region or season (often used in the plural).

2. the dominant direction of public attitudes and trends.

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prevailing wind Scientific  

/ prĭ-vā′lĭng /

1. A wind that blows predominantly from a single general direction. The trade winds of the tropics, which blow from the east throughout the year, are prevailing winds.

2. See illustration at wind

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• prevailing winds
  plural

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Example Sentences

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prevailing wind

Agguttinni means "where the prevailing wind occurs" in the Inuktitut local dialect.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2024

Do you have a prevailing wind direction in your yard?

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023

Maui’s terrain and prevailing wind patterns also had a powerful effect on the fire’s movement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2023

No. 9, 171 yards, par 3: This hole is about 15 to 20 feet higher than the tee box and into the prevailing wind.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 10, 2023

She rode the prevailing wind over the familiar mountains and rivers and beyond the Catskills into unknown territory.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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