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prevailing westerly

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Definition & Meaning of "prevailing westerly"in English

Prevailing westerly

01

a steady wind blowing from the west, common in mid-latitude regions

westerly

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

complex compound

Countable

Plural form

prevailing westerlies

Examples

The prevailing westerlies helped early explorers cross the Atlantic faster.

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