Prevailing wind
prevailing wind
(prĭ-vā’lĭng)
A wind that blows predominantly from a single general direction. The trade winds of the tropics, which blow from the east throughout the year, are prevailing winds. See illustration at wind.
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Successfully persuade or influence, as in They prevailed on me to speak at their annual luncheon. This term uses prevail in the sense of “exert superior force.” It replaced prevail with in the mid-1600s.
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- Prevalence
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- Prevalent
adjective 1. widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance. 2. having the superiority or ascendancy. 3. Archaic. effectual or efficacious. adjective 1. widespread or current 2. superior in force or power; predominant
- Prevalently
adjective 1. widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance. 2. having the superiority or ascendancy. 3. Archaic. effectual or efficacious. adjective 1. widespread or current 2. superior in force or power; predominant