antitrade

an·ti·trade

[an-ti-treyd]
noun
1.
antitrades, westerly winds lying above the trade winds in the tropics.
adjective
2.
noting or pertaining to such a wind.

Origin:
1850–55; anti- + trade

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antitrade

noun
winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics [syn: antitrade wind
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