"prevailing wind" meaning in All languages combined

See prevailing wind on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: prevailing winds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} prevailing wind (plural prevailing winds)
  1. (meteorology) A wind in a region of the Earth that blows predominantly from one direction. Categories (topical): Meteorology
    Sense id: en-prevailing_wind-en-noun-GCYMd2wu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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