- prevailing westerly winds
- 盛行西风
Atmospheric Sciences (English-Chinese) dictionary. 2014.
prevailing westerly winds
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prevailing westerly — noun the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth • Syn: ↑westerly • Derivationally related forms: ↑westerly (for: ↑westerly) • Hypernyms: ↑west wind, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
westerly — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB 1) in a westward position or direction. 2) (of a wind) blowing from the west. ► NOUN 1) a wind blowing from the west. 2) (westerlies) the belt of prevailing westerly winds in medium latitudes in the southern hemisphere … English terms dictionary
westerly — adjective & adverb 1》 in a westward position or direction. 2》 (of a wind) blowing from the west. noun a wind blowing from the west. ↘(westerlies) the belt of prevailing westerly winds in medium latitudes in the southern hemisphere … English new terms dictionary
prevailing westerlies — noun plural : the average or normal westerly winds of the middle latitudes * * * prevailing westerlies, the usual westerly winds that blow between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude, both north and south of the equator … Useful english dictionary
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