antitrades

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.

antitrades

(ˈæntɪˌtreɪdz) pl n1. (Physical Geography) winds in the upper atmosphere blowing in the opposite direction from and above the trade winds

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antitrades - wind in the upper atmosphere blowing above but in the opposite direction from the trade windsprevailing wind - the predominant wind direction; "the prevailing wind is from the southwest"