antitrade

• Nom désignant des vents soufflant d'ouest en est, situés au-dessus des alizés dans les régions tropicales.

A noun referring to winds that blow from west to east and are located above the trade winds in tropical regions.

1. Upper-level windC2formalscientific

   Winds that blow from west to east in the upper atmosphere, located above the trade winds in tropical regions.

   Contre-alizés

   • The antitrade winds influence weather patterns in the tropics.
   • Meteorologists study the antitrade to predict storm movements.
   • The antitrade flows in the opposite direction to the surface trade winds.

   Synonymesantitrade wind