Definitions for trade-wind

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IPA: /wɪnd/

Trade-Wind is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 448 anagrams from letters in trade-wind (-addeinrtw).

Definitions for trade-wind

noun

1. 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.
2. any wind that blows in one regular course, or continually in the same direction.

Origin of trade-wind

First recorded in 1625-35

Examples for trade-wind

We are still in the trade wind, and sail swiftly and steadily.

The direction of the trade wind, however, is more apparent than real.

I reckon I'm the only one of the trade wind's crew that's alive.

We must next consider the atmospheric movements in the region to the north of the trade wind belt.

Usually at this season the trade wind is strong, and raises a considerable sea, even inside the Barrier.

We have been steaming steadily in the teeth of the trade wind.

The trade wind varied from south-south-east to east-south-east, and commonly blew fresh, with frequent squalls.

The trade wind was blowing fresh, and by scores of canoes they ran us down.

On Thursday, May 16, for instance, the trade wind failed us.

The trade wind having again arisen from east-south-east, we were enabled to make between eighty and ninety miles a day.