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easterly
[ ee-ster-lee ]
adjective
- moving, directed, or situated toward the east:
an easterly course.
- (especially of a wind) coming from the east:
an easterly gale.
adverb
- toward the east.
- from the east.
noun
- a wind that blows from the east.
easterly
/ ˈiːstəlɪ /
adjective
- of, relating to, or situated in the east
adverb
- towards or in the direction of the east
- from the east
an easterly wind
noun
- a wind from the east
easterly
/ ē′stər-lē /
- A wind, especially a prevailing wind, that blows from the east. The trade winds in tropical regions and the prevailing winds in the polar regions are easterlies.
- See illustration at wind
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- easter·li·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of easterly1
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Example Sentences
Each pilot made an easterly course toward Fallujah, heading back to the LZ beyond Camp Schwedler.
These divinations told them that Lennon should make a long journey in a south-easterly direction.
Afternoon weather for central London is predicted to be 12C, light rain, easterly breeze with the evening, largely overcast.
Strong easterly winds drove the fire down the westerly slopes of the Carmel Range.
From the easterly end of the flat the augmented river squeezed in a roaring rapids through a sort of bottle neck.
In the month of December strong south-easterly gales are not uncommon; and in February and March they are very frequent.
Consequently the journeying water by its momentum tends to move off in an easterly course.
Thick fog banks came sweeping past at intervals; a cold north-easterly gale conveyed a wintry feeling to the air.
Shortly before ten, two tar-barrels were observed burning in a north-easterly direction.
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