trade-wind
Sailor's reliable breeze
A trade-wind is a steady wind that blows toward the equator from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
These reliable winds historically powered sailing ships along trade routes, hence the name.
Usually plural: The ship caught the trade-winds and made good time across the Atlantic.
meteorological
From the orient
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- HadleyTropical atmospheric cell
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
doldrums · convergence · monsoon · humidity · barometer · anemometer · atmosphere · circulation
easterly
From the orient
latitude · doldrums · convergence · monsoon · humidity · barometer · anemometer · atmosphere · circulation · prevailing
sailing
Wind-propelled water travel
- navigationDetermining position and course
- marinersThose who work ships
- clipperFast ship or trimmer
voyage · seafaring · nautical · caravel · galleon · circumnavigate · compass · passage · Atlantic · Pacific