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antitrades
/ ˈæntɪˌtreɪdz /
plural noun
- winds in the upper atmosphere blowing in the opposite direction from and above the trade winds
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
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Some writers prefer to call the former the antitrades and the latter the countertrades.
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