1. He also organized the compilation and publication of charts showing the prevailing winds and currents for each quarter of the year. 2. He faces the open end to the east, away from the sun and prevailing wind. 3. It was an entire nation of pragmatists, each individual swaying with the prevailing wind to ensure his or her own future. 4. Protection from the prevailing wind can often be provided by rock outcrops or carefully planted shrubs in the background. 5. The prevailing wind comes from the west. 6. They will adjust, bending like bamboos before the prevailing wind from the north. 7. You must be reasonably fit and be sure you can handle the prevailing wind, weather and tidal conditions. 8. The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account. 9. ...a prevailing westerly wind. |