periodical winds

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• Periodical

  ·adj Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a complete sentence. II. Periodical ·adj Of or pert...

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• periodical

  A magazine or other publication, that is published at stated or regular periods.--Webster. ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Winds

  Blowing from the four quarters of heaven (Jer. 49:36; Ezek. 37:9; Dan. 8:8; Zech. 2:6). The east win...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• winds

  ♦ Local or peculiar. ♦ Trade-winds occur within and beyond the tropical parallels. They are pretty...

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• Winds

  That the Hebrews recognized the existence of four prevailing winds as issuing, broadly speaking, fro...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• alternating winds

  Peculiar winds blowing at stated times one way, and then, from a sudden alteration in the temperatur...

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• anniversary winds

  Those which blow constantly at certain seasons of the year, as monsoon, trade, and etesian winds. ...

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• cardinal winds

  Those from the due north, east, south, and west points of the compass. ...

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• erratic winds

  See variables. ...

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• etesian winds

  The Etesiæ of the ancients; winds which blow constantly every year during the time of the dog-days i...

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• reigning winds

  The prevalent winds on any particular coast or region. (See wind.) ...

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• shifting winds

  Variable breezes, mostly light. ...

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• trade-winds

  Currents of air moving from about the 30th degree of latitude towards the equator. The diurnal motio...

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• on-shore winds

  Those which blow from the offing, and render bays uncomfortable and insecure. ...

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• flower of the winds

  The mariner's compass on maps and charts. ...

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