Permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in the Earth's equatorial region.
1In typical idiosyncratic fashion, O'Brien sailed east to west against the trade winds.
2The haze is being carried along by the east-northeast trade winds.
3They had been in what are known as the trade winds.
4He notices that the waters are swept westward as the trade winds are.
5The weather was beautiful, and we had got well into the trade winds.
6On that day we struck the trade winds, and bore S.S.E.
7By the 16th they had come within the influence of the trade winds.
8Calms must be avoided and the trade winds caught, in order to facilitate navigation.
9But trying to the nerves when what we inaccurately call the trade winds begin.
10There was little cloud-a few bands scattered along the line of the trade winds.
11It was after reaching the north-east trade winds that the latter's elementary education began.
12The waves were running before the dry northwest trade winds with crystalline but colorless brilliancy.
13They appear to be modifications of the trade winds.
14The tranced ship indolently rolls; the drowsy trade winds blow; everything resolves you into languor.
15The trade winds at this point usually weaken or even reverse entirely, moving warm water eastward.
16We were ordered to South America; and the trade winds took us there in a jiffy.
Translations for trade winds