TRADE WIND


Meaning of TRADE WIND in English

ˈtrade wind BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: trade 'course' (14-17 centuries) ; ⇨ ↑ trade 1 ]

a tropical wind that blows towards the ↑ equator from either the northeast or the southeast

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