Prevailing Definition

prĭ-vālĭng
adjective
Superior in strength, influence, or effect.
Webster's New World
Most frequent, noticeable, etc.; predominant.
Webster's New World
Blowing usually or most frequently from a given direction.
A prevailing easterly wind.
American Heritage
Widely existing; prevalent.
Webster's New World

Predominant; of greatest force.

The prevailing opinion was for additional planning time.
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Present participle of prevail.

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Prevailing Sentence Examples

  • The prevailing winds are from south to west.

  • Agriculture is the prevailing industry of Manitoba.

  • In India the prevailing gauge is 5 ft.

  • Israel's faithlessness is shown in idolatry and the prevailing corruption of the high places in which the old Canaanite Baal was worshipped instead of Yahweh.

  • But in 1908, owing to the prevailing want of trained soldiers in France, it was proposed to set free the white troops in Algeria by applying the principles of universal service to the natives, as in Tunis.

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