westerly
See also: Westerly
English
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈwɛs.tə(ɹ).li/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈwɛs.tɚ.li/
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Adjective
westerly (comparative more westerly, superlative most westerly)
- Facing the west; directed towards the west.
- a westerly course or voyage
- 2002, Jaime Suchlicki, Cuba: From Columbus to Castro and Beyond, Potomac Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 13:
- Tall, blue-eyed, this proud and stubborn Genoese seaman first visited Portugal, proposing his scheme for a westerly voyage in search of the Indies.
- Located towards or in the west.
- the westerly side of a lake
- (of wind) Coming from the west.
- a westerly wind
Synonyms
Related terms
- (wind): wester
Translations
to/from the west
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Adverb
westerly (comparative more westerly, superlative most westerly)
- Towards the west.
Usage notes
Used by land surveyors when they do not want to or cannot say specifically "west".
Synonyms
Noun
westerly (plural westerlies)
- A westerly wind or storm, one blowing or coming from the west.
Synonyms
Translations
wind blowing from the west
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