- south-east trade wind
- Техника: юго-восточный пассат
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
trade wind — ► NOUN ▪ a wind blowing steadily towards the equator from the north east in the northern hemisphere or the south east in the southern hemisphere, especially at sea. ORIGIN from the obsolete phrase blow trade «blow steadily», from a former meaning … English terms dictionary
trade wind — noun steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator they rode the trade winds going west • Syn: ↑trade • Hypernyms: ↑prevailing wind * * * noun Etymology: trade (IV … Useful english dictionary
trade wind — noun a wind blowing steadily towards the equator from the north east in the northern hemisphere or the south east in the southern hemisphere, especially at sea. Word History Trade wind is first recorded from the mid 17th century, and comes from… … English new terms dictionary
trade wind — /ˈtreɪd wɪnd/ (say trayd wind) noun 1. one of the winds prevailing over the oceans from about 30° north latitude to about 30° south latitude, and blowing from north east to south west in the Northern Hemisphere, and from south east to north west… …
South America — South American. a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. 271,000,000; ab. 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km). * * * Continent, Western Hemisphere. The world s fourth largest continent, it is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the… … Universalium
Hiri trade cycle — Hiri is the name for the traditional trade voyages that formed an important part of the culture of the Motu people of Papua New Guinea.OriginsThe Motu live in a comparative rain shadow – the dry season is unusually harsh, and there are not enough … Wikipedia
Wind — For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). Wind, from the … Wikipedia
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wind — wind1 W2S2 [wınd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(air)¦ 2 get/have wind of something 3¦(breath)¦ 4¦(in your stomach)¦ 5 take the wind out of somebody s sails 6 see which way the wind is blowing 7 something is in the wind 8 winds of change/freedom/public opinion etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
East — n., adj., & adv. n. 1 a the point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes (cardinal point 90° to the right of north). b the compass point corresponding to this. c the direction in which this lies. 2 (usu. the East) a the regions or… … Useful english dictionary
east — n., adj., & adv. n. 1 a the point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes (cardinal point 90° to the right of north). b the compass point corresponding to this. c the direction in which this lies. 2 (usu. the East) a the regions or… … Useful english dictionary