ANTITRADES

Meaning of ANTITRADES in English

[an.ti.trades] n pl (1875): the westerly winds above the trade winds

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

ANTITRADES — ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun plural Etymology: anti- (I) + trades (trade winds) : the prevailing westerly winds of middle latitudes : the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTITRADES — ➡ antitrade winds
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANTITRADES — n.pl. winds that blow in the opposite direction to (and usu. above) a trade wind.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ANTITRADES — n.pl. winds that blow in the opposite direction to (and usu. above) a trade wind.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ANTITRADES — n.pl. winds that blow in the opposite direction to (and usu. above) a trade wind.
Oxford English vocab
TRADE WIND — noun Etymology: trade (IV) : a wind blowing almost constantly in one direction ; especially : a wind that blows …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTITRADE — /an"ti trayd'/ , n. 1. antitrades , westerly winds lying above the trade winds in the tropics. adj. 2. noting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION — large-scale wind systems arranged in several eastwest belts that encircle the Earth. In the subtropical high-pressure belts near latitudes 30 …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANTITRADE WIND — steady wind that blows poleward and eastward between latitudes 30 N and 30 S, at altitudes of 2 to 12 …
Britannica English vocabulary
HORSE LATITUDES — Synonyms and related words : Antarctic Zone, Arctic Circle, Arctic Zone, Frigid Zones, Torrid Zone, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOLDRUMS — Synonyms and related words : anticyclone, antitrades, apathy, blahs, blue devils, blues, boredom, calm, cold storage, dead calm, deathlike calm, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

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