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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvientos del oeste
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈbjentos del oˈeste/
"Los vientos del oeste mueven las borrascas hacia el continente."
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The dominant west-to-east winds that occur in the middle latitudes of the Earth between 30 and 60 degrees latitude in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
"The sailing ship made rapid progress across the ocean thanks to the steady push of the prevailing westerlies." - 2
Permanent wind belts that significantly influence regional weather systems and ocean surface currents in temperate zones.
"Weather fronts across North America are typically driven eastward by the prevailing westerlies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the participle prevailing, from the verb prevail (ultimately from Latin praevalere, meaning 'to have greater power'), combined with westerlies, plural of westerly, formed from west with the suffix -erly indicating direction. The term gained prominence in modern meteorology during the 18th and 19th centuries as global wind circulation patterns were mapped by scientists and maritime navigators.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Prevailing-westerlies" is said worldwide
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vents d'ouest
Transliteration: vɑ̃ d‿wɛst
"Les vents d'ouest influencent fortement le climat de l'Europe occidentale."
Westwindzone
Transliteration: /ˈvɛstˌvɪntˌt͡soːnə/
"Die Westwindzone prägt das Wetter in Mitteleuropa."
venti occidentali
Transliteration: /ˈvɛnti ot.t͡ʃi.denˈta.li/
"I venti occidentali dominano le medie latitudini."
vientos del oeste
Transliteration: /ˈbjentos del oˈeste/
"Los vientos del oeste mueven las borrascas hacia el continente."
ventos do oeste
Transliteration: /ˈvẽtuʒ du oˈɛstʒ/
"Os ventos do oeste são fundamentais para a circulação atmosférica."
पछुआ पवनें
Transliteration: pachua pavanein
"मध्य अक्षांशों में पछुआ पवनें प्रमुखता से चलती हैं।"
盛行西风
Transliteration: shèngxíng xīfēng
"盛行西风对中纬度地区的气候有重要影响。"
편서풍
Transliteration: pyeonseopung
"중위도 지역에서는 편서풍이 우세하게 불어옵니다."
偏西風
Transliteration: henseifū
"日本の上空一年中、偏西風が吹いています。"
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