Topic: METEOROLOGY
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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Origin: | trade 'course' (14-17 centuries); TRADE1 |
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trade wind [countable]
HEM a tropical wind that blows towards the equator from either the northeast or the southeast
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Definition of trade wind from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
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arid
barometer
cirrus
climate
climatic
contrary
cumulus
cyclone
deluge
depression
duster
equatorial
front
humidity
hurricane
inversion
low
low-pressure
meteorology
mirage
monsoon
nimbus
north
northeast
northwest
onshore
powder
precipitation
rainfall
shower
sirocco
smog
south
southeast
southwest
sprinkle
still
storm
stormy
strength
subtropical
tempest
thaw(v)
thaw(n)
thermal
thermometer
thunder(n)
thunder(v)
thunderbolt
thunderstorm
tidal
tornado
torrid
tropical
trough
tsunami
turbulence
turbulent
twister
typhoon
weather
west
westerly
whirlwind
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