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
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
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012