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Term:
antitrades (n)
Definition:
The prevailing westerly winds of the middle latitudes. The winds to the north of the trade winds which blow in the opposite direction Since the early square rigged ships could not sail to weather, they had to cross to the New World on the trades, and return by a more Northerly route in the antitrades. .
