English dictionary

antitrade

/'/&/nt/I/,tr/eI/d/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics

noun.phenomenon

Synonyms antitrade wind

Source: WordNet 3.0
A tropical wind blowing steadily in a direction opposite to the trade wind.

noun

Source: webster1913
A westerly wind which blows nearly continuously between 30° and 50° of latitude in both the northern and the southern hemisphere.

noun

Source: webster1913