WordNet
n. the west-to-east winds that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth [syn: westerly]
Usage examples of "prevailing westerly".
For a moment his flailing turned him sideways to the prevailing westerly wind, and he winced at the sudden roar and pressure in his left ear.
In the deep south, far from Harkonnen watchers, the Fremen had planted adaptive poverty grasses along the downwind sides of chosen dunes, anchoring them across the prevailing westerly winds.
To prevent this precipitation from falling in the north as snow, additional manipulations were to be induced to change the pattern of the prevailing westerly winds which carried precipitation over temperate areas.
Why, it could be in Hollywood by nowespecially with the prevailing westerly winds.
Why, it could be in Hollywood by now -- especially with the prevailing westerly winds.