an|ti|trades

an|ti|trades
an|ti|trades «AN tee TRAYDZ», noun (plural).
1. (at tropical latitudes) winds that blow in a direction opposite to the trade winds on a level above them.
2. (at temperate latitudes) the prevailing westerlies.

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