trade wind
[ wind ]
/ wɪnd /
noun
Also trade winds. Also called trades.
any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
any wind that blows in one regular course, or continually in the same direction.
Origin of trade wind
First recorded in 1625–35
Words nearby trade wind
trade show,
trade union,
trade unionism,
trade unionist,
trade up,
trade wind,
trade winds,
trade-in,
trade-last,
trade-name,
trade-off
British Dictionary definitions for trade winds
trade wind
/ (wɪnd) /
noun
a wind blowing obliquely towards the equator either from the northeast in the N hemisphere or the southeast in the S hemisphere, approximately between latitudes 30° N and S, forming part of the planetary wind system
Word Origin for trade wind
C17: from
to blow trade to blow steadily in one direction, from
trade in the obsolete sense: a track
Scientific definitions for trade winds
trade winds
[ trād ]
Winds that blow steadily from east to west and toward the equator over most of the Torrid Zone. The trade winds are caused by hot air rising at the equator, with cool air moving in to take its place from the north and from the south. The winds are deflected westward because of the Earth's west-to-east rotation. Compare antitrades.