antitrade

[ an-ti-treyd ]
/ ˈæn tɪˌtreɪd /

noun

antitrades, westerly winds lying above the trade winds in the tropics.

adjective

noting or pertaining to such a wind.

Origin of antitrade

First recorded in 1850–55; anti- + trade

Words nearby antitrade

antithrombotic, antitorque rotor, antitoxic, antitoxin, antitoxin unit, antitrade, antitrades, antitragus, antitranspirant, antitreponemal, antitropic

Example sentences from the Web for antitrades

  • Some writers prefer to call the former the antitrades and the latter the countertrades.

    Meteorology |Charles Fitzhugh Talman

British Dictionary definitions for antitrades

antitrades
/ (ˈæntɪˌtreɪdz) /

pl n

winds in the upper atmosphere blowing in the opposite direction from and above the trade winds

Scientific definitions for antitrades

antitrades
[ ăn′tĭ-trādz′ ]

Winds blowing steadily from west to east in the upper levels of the troposphere, above and in a direction counter to the surface trade winds of the tropics. In the middle latitudes of the North and South Temperate Zones, the antitrades merge with the prevailing westerly surface winds. Compare trade winds.