antitrade

an·ti·trade

A0351300 (ăn′tĭ-trād′)n. often antitrades The westerly winds above the surface trade winds of the tropics, which become the prevailing westerly winds of the middle latitudes.

antitrade

(ˈæntɪˌtreɪd) pl n (Physical Geography) (usually plural) a wind in the upper atmosphere blowing in the opposite direction from and above the trade winds

an•ti•trade

(ˈæn tɪˌtreɪd)

n. 1. antitrades, westerly winds lying above the trade winds in the tropics. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of such a wind. [1850–55]

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antitrade - winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropicsantitrade windprevailing wind - the predominant wind direction; "the prevailing wind is from the southwest"