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Meanings of trade wind in anglès

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Permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in the Earth's equatorial region.

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        Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator.

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              Usage of trade wind in anglès
              1
              We have been steaming steadily in the teeth of the trade wind.
              Letters to His Children
              2
              There was quite a sea running, though the trade wind was blowing light.
              Island Tales / On the Makaloa Mat
              3
              Overhead sang the steady trade wind, tempering the golden sunshine's heat.
              Black Caesar's Clan : A Florida Mystery Story
              4
              War Horse should sweep by on the Spielberg trade wind.
              The Irish Times
              5
              Fair weather with some showers, and a strong trade wind at E S E.
              A Narrative Of The Mutiny, On Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty; A...
              6
              He only needed the feel of the trade wind and the drawing of the sail.
              The old man and the sea
              7
              The trade wind was blowing fresh, and by scores of canoes they ran us down.
              South Sea Tales
              8
              The trade wind varied from south-south-east to east-south-east, and commonly blew fresh, with frequent squalls.
              A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 / Undertaken for the purp...
              9
              It was the 6th of August before the ships had the advantage of the trade wind.
              Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain J...
              10
              I'm tireder than I have ever been, he thought, and now the trade wind is rising.
              The old man and the sea
              11
              Two minutes afterward I had a faint sensation of being borne away by the trade wind.
              The Cruise of the Kawa: Wanderings in the South Seas
              12
              We were now enjoying the north-east trade wind.
              My First Voyage to Southern Seas
              13
              As dead a trade wind as ever blowed.
              Jack Tier; Or, The Florida Reef
              14
              This current is undoubtedly caused by the trade wind forcing the water towards the coast of Africa.
              Jack in the Forecastle; or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawse...
              15
              The trade wind had now left us, and we had strong breezes generally from the north-west quarter.
              An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and No...
              16
              W. Then the trade wind deserted them.
              A Simpleton