trade wind

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [treyd noun wind, literary wahynd]
- /treɪd noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd/
- /treɪd wɪnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [treyd noun wind, literary wahynd]
- /treɪd noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd/

Definitions of trade wind words

noun trade wind Also, trade winds. Also called trades. any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere. 1
noun trade wind any wind that blows in one regular course, or continually in the same direction. 1
noun trade wind a wind blowing obliquely towards the equator either from the northeast in the N hemisphere or the southeast in the S hemisphere, approximately between latitudes 30° N and S, forming part of the planetary wind system 0
noun trade wind a wind that blows steadily toward the equator from the northeast in the tropics north of the equator and from the southeast in the tropics south of the equator 0

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Origin of trade wind

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1625-35

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Parts of speech for Trade wind

noun

adjective

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preposition

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trade wind popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

trade wind usage trend in Literature

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