westerly
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westerly¹
- /ˈwɛs.tə(ɹ).li/ UK
- /ˈwɛs.tɚ.li/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English westerli, from wester + -ly.
adjective more westerly · most westerly
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Coming from the west; originating in the west.
a westerly wind
Similar: westly, ponent, eastward, eastbound · Opposite: easterly, westward, westbound
-
Facing the west; directed towards the west.
a westerly course
Similar: westbound, westward, westly, ponent · Opposite: eastbound, easterly, eastward
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Located towards or in the west.
the westerly side of the lake
Similar: western, west, westward, westly, ponent · Opposite: easterly, eastern, eastward
noun westerlies
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A westerly wind or storm, one blowing or coming from the west.
A road that runs due west from Dale passes the village church and Dale Castle, and a footpath continues to Westdale Bay, a sandy beach used by surfers when the westerlies send great rollers crashing in from the Atlantic.
Similar: zephyr
Westerly²
proper noun
- A town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: westward, westbound, western, west, wester, west wind, wind, boggled, easterly, westwardly, westernly, west-southwesterly, west-northwesterly, west-southwestward, west-southwest, west-northwestward
Translations
Every language
adj to/from the west
| Deutsch | westlich |
|---|---|
| Italiano | occidentale |
| Русский | за́падный západnyj |
noun wind blowing from the west
| हिन्दी | पछुआ pachuā, पछिया pachiyā |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Westwind |
| Русский | за́падный ве́тер západnyj véter |
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