trade wind

noun

: a wind blowing almost constantly in one direction

especially : a wind blowing almost continually toward the equator from the northeast in the belt between the northern horse latitudes and the doldrums and from the southeast in the belt between the southern horse latitudes and the doldrums

—usually used in plural

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According to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), during El Niño, trade wind weakens, warm water is pushed back east toward the west coast of the America. —

Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024 Promises of local jobs and economic gains are forgotten, blown away with the trade winds. —

Will McGough, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 That’s similar to the Pacific Ocean today, where steady trade winds pile up warm water in the west. —

Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 12 Sep. 2024 The ingredients were all there: the uniquely warm ocean temperatures, lessened Atlantic trade winds and wind shear, and the La Niña conditions cooling the waters of the Pacific. —

Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trade wind