prevailing westerlies
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This strengthens the prevailing westerlies and drags them poleward.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2023
South of the boundary, the "prevailing westerlies" blow.
From Time Magazine Archive
So far, the smoke clouds are hugging the ground, drifting in the prevailing westerlies only as far as Pakistan.
From Time Magazine Archive
The clouds indicated that Mars, like the earth, has "prevailing westerlies" as well as winds circulating around areas of high or low pressure.
From Time Magazine Archive
This interferes with the stable planetary winds, such as the trades of low latitudes and the prevailing westerlies of higher latitudes.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth
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