trade wind
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈtrade wind noun [countable] HEMa tropical wind that blows towards the equator from either the northeast or the southeast 信风，贸易风〔指从东北或东南方向吹向赤道的热带风〕
Examples from the Corpus
trade wind• Sometimes a trade wind takes me toward land.• Its economy, as a world trader, is sensitive to every trade wind that blows.• To grasp the whole picture, envisage first the trade wind, blowing from east to west.Origin trade wind (1600-1700) trade “course” ((14-17 centuries)); → TRADE1ˈtrade wind nounChineseSyllable
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