Roaring Forties(The). What seamen understand by this term is a zone of strong winds about lat. 40S., where a strong wind prevails throughout the year, from W.N.W. to E.S.E. There is a similar zone in the northern hemisphere, but the current of the wind is interrupted by the prevalence of land. The tendency, however, is from W.S.W. to E.N.E. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Roaring Forties from Infoplease:
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