prevailing wind

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Agguttinni means "where the prevailing wind occurs" in the Inuktitut local dialect.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024

Maui’s terrain and prevailing wind patterns also had a powerful effect on the fire’s movement.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023

The biggest change to Royal Liverpool is the new 17th hole — a par 3 of just 136 yards that can be a menace with the prevailing wind coming off the Dee Estuary.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2023

No. 9, 171 yards, par 3: This hole is about 15 to 20 feet higher than the tee box and into the prevailing wind.

From Washington Times • Jun. 10, 2023

The prevailing wind was westerly, as at Efrafa.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams