prevailing wind
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Yana Valachovic, a fire scientist at the University of California, said some of the spared houses were tucked away from prevailing wind currents so that embers didn’t hit them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
Agguttinni means "where the prevailing wind occurs" in the Inuktitut local dialect.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2024
Authorities are strongly recommending limited outdoor activities across portions of south-east Albuquerque and the South Valley, where the prevailing wind carried the smoke.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2023
The biggest change to Royal Liverpool is the new 17th hole — a par 3 of just 136 yards that can be a menace with the prevailing wind coming off the Dee Estuary.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
The prevailing wind was westerly, as at Efrafa.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
