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permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in the Earth's equatorial region
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Summary

trade wind ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,378 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: wind[2]
  • Part of: atmospheric circulation[3]
  • Commons category: Trade winds[4]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[5], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[9]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10]

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Influence

Things named for trade wind include Breguet 1050 Alizé[11], an aircraft family[12].

Why It Matters

trade wind has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Entities named for it include Breguet 1050 Alizé[11], an aircraft family[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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