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steady winds that promised sailors a shortcut and gave the world a global economy instead.
means consistent easterly winds near the equator that once powered trade routes and now steer weather patterns worldwide.
from from old english trade meaning course or track, later nautical slang blowing trade, meaning steadily, on course — before it ever meant commerce.
directionblow from east to west, not west
named beforecommerce; sailors named winds first
doldrums nearbywindless zone traders dreaded between them
still workingstill steer hurricanes and ocean currents today