prevailing wind

noun

: the usual wind in an area or region

—used to refer to the direction of the wind

The prevailing wind in this region is from the east.

Examples of prevailing wind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than any other eastern state, Connecticut has suffered from this due to prevailing wind currents dumping pollution, greenhouse gases and summertime smog here that emanate from midwestern and upwind power plants and other industrial sources. —Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025

Fiction Agassiz Liam Durcan On this morning, at this place, the prevailing wind is from the west. —Jessica Furseth, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025

The prevailing wind brings scent from over the top of the ridge. —Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024

The prevailing wind at Royal Troon is a strong wind off your back on the first six holes. —Brody Miller, The Athletic, 18 July 2024

On this morning, at this place, the prevailing wind is from the west. —Hazlitt, 20 Sep. 2023

The single eye changes color to respond to wind speeds, and the scales rotate to reveal the direction of the prevailing wind. —Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023

Maui’s terrain and prevailing wind patterns also had a powerful effect on the fire’s movement. —Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023

It should be positioned between your home and the prevailing wind direction or the direction from which wildfires are most likely to come. —Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 2 Aug. 2023

Rhymes for prevailing wind

• chagrined
• crosswind
• downwind
• rescind
• upwind
• whirlwind
• woodwind
• finned
• ginned
• grinned
• pinned
• sinned