From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtrade windˈtrade wind noun [countable] HEMa tropical wind that blows towards the equator from either the northeast or the southeast
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trade wind• Sometimes a trade wind takes me toward land.• Its economy, as a world trader, is sensitive to every trade wind that blows.• To grasp the whole picture, envisage first the trade wind, blowing from east to west.Origin trade wind (1600-1700) trade “course” ((14-17 centuries)); → TRADE1 