trade wind
noun
: a wind blowing almost constantly in one direction
especially
: a wind blowing almost continually toward the equator from the northeast in the belt between the northern horse latitudes and the doldrums and from the southeast in the belt between the southern horse latitudes and the doldrums
—usually used in plural
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During the neutral phase, trade winds and ocean temperatures tend to be closer to normal without extremes triggered by El Niño or La Niña.
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
The ingredients were all there: the uniquely warm ocean temperatures, lessened Atlantic trade winds and wind shear, and the La Niña conditions cooling the waters of the Pacific.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 30 Sep. 2024
According to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), during El Niño, trade wind weakens, warm water is pushed back east toward the west coast of the America.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Promises of local jobs and economic gains are forgotten, blown away with the trade winds.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
The ingredients were all there: the uniquely warm ocean temperatures, lessened Atlantic trade winds and wind shear, and the La Niña conditions cooling the waters of the Pacific.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 30 Sep. 2024
According to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), during El Niño, trade wind weakens, warm water is pushed back east toward the west coast of the America.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Promises of local jobs and economic gains are forgotten, blown away with the trade winds.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Trade wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20wind. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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