“the prevailing wind is from the southwest”
- Types:
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antitrades
wind in the upper atmosphere blowing above but in the opposite direction from the trade winds
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trade, trade wind
steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator
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antitrade, antitrade wind
winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics
- Type of:
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air current, current of air, wind
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
