prevailing wind

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024

Do you have a prevailing wind direction in your yard?

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 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

She rode the prevailing wind over the familiar mountains and rivers and beyond the Catskills into unknown territory.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George