Westerly
adjective
1.
moving, directed, or situated toward the west:
the westerly end of the field.
2.
(especially of a wind) coming from the west:
a westerly gale.
adverb
3.
toward the west:
to escape westerly.
4.
from the west:
a sharp wind blowing westerly.
noun, plural westerlies.
5.
a wind that blows from the west:
an occasional westerly that pommeled the island.
6.
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.
noun
1.
a town in SW Rhode Island.
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or situated in the west
adverb, adjective
2.
towards or in the direction of the west
3.
(esp of the wind) from the west
noun (pl) -lies
4.
a wind blowing from the west
westerly
(wěs’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.
westerly definition
See prevailing westerlies.
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