a. Obs. rare–1. [f. L. tropæ-us adj. (Pliny) + -AN: cf. Gr. τροπαία ‘(sc. πνοή) an alternating wind, one which blows back from sea to land’ (L. & Sc.), f. τρόπος turning.] Blowing from sea to land; tropæan winds, sea-breezes.
1686. Plot, Staffordsh., 44. The frequent rains brought by the Tropæan winds from the Irish Seas.
