prevailing wind

A correct observation of these hillock-chains affords a most certain scale for ascertaining the direction of the prevailing wind.

A large chimney, cowled to face the prevailing wind, served for ventilation, and on the hottest days one was cool and comfortable.

The prevailing wind making a visit to Niuatobutabu now impossible, he visited Wallis Island, and then bore away to the west.

Indeed, he adds, vegetation did not appear to have suffered either from its elevated position, or from any prevailing wind.

The entrance, which is on the side opposite to the prevailing wind, is left open, and but seldom protected by a door.