east wind
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1.8
- noun
- /iːst wɪnd/
:
viento del este
- On a chilly morning, the east wind swept through the trees, rustling the leaves.
- east wind blows
- strong east wind
- light east wind
Examples
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For days now, there had been nothing but east wind.
Fiction book (2001) -
Ah, funny how the sound carries with this east wind.
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Hot for September, an east wind blowing.
Fiction book (1990) -
The winter dragged on, with a wet east wind always coming from the ocean, and the snow melting before there was enough for coasting.
Fiction book (1999) -
Now, as the January east wind whipped up the valley, Kate shivered and realized that she had been standing in the cold for too long.
Fiction book (1997) -
In late summer, pushed shoreward by a gentle east wind, low-oxygen water steals into Mobile Bay, Alabama, at night.
Academic text (2006) -
When an east wind blew, he heard faint sounds of traffic running on the interstate as well as bleating Merinos on Ike MacDermott's highland farm.
Fiction book (1991) -
The weather forecast predicted an east wind throughout the day, making it feel much colder.
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As he walked along the beach, he could feel the refreshing east wind against his skin.
Synonyms
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3.2
A wind blowing from the east
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a wind that blows from the east' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'east' (the compass direction) with 'wind' (moving air). This directional+noun composition is a common and predictable pattern across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun east wind simply names a wind that comes from the east, the side where the sun rises, so it means 'a wind that blows from the east'.