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PREVAILING WESTERLY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
Synonyms:
prevailing westerly; westerly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("prevailing westerly" is a kind of...):
west wind; wester (wind that blows from west to east)