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westerly
1[ wes-ter-lee ]
adjective
- moving, directed, or situated toward the west:
the westerly end of the field.
- (especially of a wind) coming from the west:
a westerly gale.
adverb
- toward the west:
to escape westerly.
- from the west:
a sharp wind blowing westerly.
noun
- a wind that blows from the west:
an occasional westerly that pommeled the island.
- westerlies, (used with a plural verb) any semipermanent belt of westerly winds, especially those that prevail at latitudes lying between the tropical and polar regions of the earth.
Westerly
2[ wes-ter-lee ]
noun
- a town in SW Rhode Island.
westerly
/ ˈwɛstəlɪ /
adjective
- of, relating to, or situated in the west
adverb
- towards or in the direction of the west
- (esp of the wind) from the west
noun
- a wind blowing from the west
westerly
/ wĕs′tər-lē /
- A wind, especially a prevailing wind, that blows from the west. The prevailing winds in the middle latitudes are westerlies.
- See illustration at wind
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Derived Forms
- ˈwesterliness, noun
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Other Words From
- wester·li·ness noun
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Example Sentences
Strong easterly winds drove the fire down the westerly slopes of the Carmel Range.
The sun was printing over the floor the shadow skeleton of the juniper-tree by the westerly window.
But from south-westerly winds, were no further advanced by the 8th than the meridian of Cape Chatham.
Among the Northumberland Islands, we have experienced westerly winds, but they blew in light breezes with fine weather.
The westerly wind turned out very light, and without a good sailing breeze racing becomes peaceful repose.
There was a soft westerly breeze at the time, which gave a short beat out to the Needles.
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