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Definition of Prevailing wind

1. Noun. The predominant wind direction. "The prevailing wind is from the southwest"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prevailing Wind

Literary usage of Prevailing wind

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Meteorology: A Text-book on the Weather, the Causes of Its Changes, and by Willis Isbister Milham (1912)
"Land and sea breezes combine with the prevailing wind. blow directly from the land, but they are compounded with the prevailing wind and thus merely cause ..."

2. The Weather and Climate of Chicago by Henry Joseph Cox, John Howard Armington (1914)
"prevailing wind DIRECTION, MONTHLY AND ANNUAL The prevailing wind direction for the various months and years from 1872 to 1913, inclusive, is shown in Table ..."

3. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"The prevailing wind is from the south-west, and blows with remarkable steadiness, seldom varying all the year round. The valley is much subject to slight ..."

4. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1908)
"Ann. meteorological summary, by mos., at Eureka, giving means and extremes of temperature, precipitation, velocity of and prevailing wind, no. of days clear ..."

5. The Conquest of Canada by George Warburton (1849)
"... but when a strong prevailing wind sweeps over the surface, the waves are lashed to fury, and the waters, driven by its force, crowd up against the ..."

6. Therapeutic Gazette (1898)
"prevailing wind DIRECTION. AVERAGE HOURLY WIND VELOCITY. NUMBER OF CLEAR, PARTLY CLOUDY, AND CLOUDY DAYS. The nearness of such a large body of ocean water ..."

7. Meteorology: A Text Book on the Weather, the Causes of Its Changes, and by Willis Isbister Milham (1912)
"On the shores of Long Island the prevailing wind direction is west, and as is shown in Fig. ... Land and sea breezes combine with the prevailing wind. ..."

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