antitrade winds

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• antitrade winds — plural noun steady winds that blow in the opposite direction to and overlie the trade winds …   English new terms dictionary

• antitrade — noun winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics • Syn: ↑antitrade wind • Hypernyms: ↑prevailing wind * * * /an ti trayd /, n. 1. antitrades, westerly winds lying above the trade winds in the tropics. adj. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• antitrade wind — noun winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics • Syn: ↑antitrade • Hypernyms: ↑prevailing wind …   Useful english dictionary

• antitrade — /æntiˈtreɪd/ (say antee trayd) noun 1. any of the upper tropical winds moving counter to and above the trade winds, but descending beyond the trade wind limits, and becoming the westerly winds of middle latitudes. –adjective 2. denoting such a… …  

• antitrade — /an ti trayd /, n. 1. antitrades, westerly winds lying above the trade winds in the tropics. adj. 2. noting or pertaining to such a wind. [1850 55; ANTI + TRADE] * * * …   Universalium

• antitrade — an•ti•trade [[t]ˈæn tɪˌtreɪd[/t]] n. 1) mer antitrades, westerly winds lying above the trade winds in the tropics 2) mer of, pertaining to, or characteristic of such a wind • Etymology: 1850–55 …   From formal English to slang

• antitrade — n. wind blowing steadily from east to west and lying above the trade winds …   English contemporary dictionary