trade
trade trade follows the flag proverbial saying, late 19th century; meaning that commercial development is likely to follow military intervention.
trade wind a wind blowing steadily towards the equator from the north-east in the northern hemisphere (the north-east trade wind) or the south-east in the southern hemisphere (the south-east trade wind), especially at sea. Two belts of trade winds encircle the earth, blowing from the tropical high-pressure belts to the low-pressure zone at the equator; the system is seasonally displaced respectively to the north and south of the equator in the northern and southern summers.
See also every man to his trade, Jack of all trades, do a roaring trade, there are tricks in every trade at trick, two of a trade never agree.
trade wind a wind blowing steadily towards the equator from the north-east in the northern hemisphere (the north-east trade wind) or the south-east in the southern hemisphere (the south-east trade wind), especially at sea. Two belts of trade winds encircle the earth, blowing from the tropical high-pressure belts to the low-pressure zone at the equator; the system is seasonally displaced respectively to the north and south of the equator in the northern and southern summers.
See also every man to his trade, Jack of all trades, do a roaring trade, there are tricks in every trade at trick, two of a trade never agree.
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