antitrade

[an-ti-treyd]

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.

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Antitrade is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

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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