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noun
A wind in a region of the Earth that blows predominantly from one direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the predominant wind direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wind, air current, current of air
Narrower terms: antitrades, trade wind, trade, antitrade wind, antitrade
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