trade wind

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trade wind

/ˈtɹeɪd ˈwɪnd/

Rhymes with -ɪnd

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Compound of trade (“course, path (of running)”, from 14th c.) + wind, because of their consistent linear direction. Associations with transatlantic trade are a later folk etymology.

noun trade winds · trade-wind · tradewind

A steady wind that blows from east to west above and below the equator. They rode the trade winds going west.
Similar: easterly · Opposite: westerly

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noun steady wind

Español	vientos alisios, alisios
한국어	무역풍 muyeokpung
日本語	貿易風 bōekifū
中文	信風 /信风 xìnfēng, 貿易風 /贸易风 màoyìfēng
Português	alisado, aliseu, alísio
Français	alizé, vent alizé
Deutsch	Passat, Passatwind
Italiano	aliseo
Ελληνικά	αληγείς άνεμοι aligeís ánemoi
Română	alizeu
Русский	пасса́т passát
Tiếng Việt	gió mậu dịch, gió tín phong
עברית	רוּחוֹת הַסַּחַר rukhot hasakhar, רוּחוֹת הַמִסְחָר rukhot hamiskhar, פָּסָטִים passatim

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@misc{trade_wind_2026,
  title = {trade wind},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trade%20wind},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}