westerly
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3.7
- adjective
- /ˈwɛstərli/
:
del oeste
- The forecast predicts a strong westerly wind that will bring cooler temperatures.
- westerly wind
Examples
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Look, according to the almanac, the weather on the 12th will be seasonably cool with a light westerly breeze.
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A consequent high frequency of westerly winds circulated over northwestern Europe.
Academic text (1991) -
The shallow depression in the west of these islands... is likely to move slowly in a westerly direction.
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The unusual thing about Sandy was that it took a sharp westerly turn (for whatever reason).
Blog text (14) -
Since 1790, the location has moved in a westerly, then a more southerly pattern.
Blog text (15) -
Ivory jerked a thumb in a general westerly direction.
Fiction book (1993) -
A cool day in Los Angeles, with 15 mile-an-hour westerly winds and light, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet.
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The weather forecast for the Western Cape tomorrow is cloudy with occasional fog patches, clearing later with moderate to fresh westerly winds...
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Even in westerly Malibu the sun has moved on, leaving the vast and tireless sea to heave itself blindly upon the shore.
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At Ilfracombe, in 1910, the storm depression occurred some hours before the wave struck, but a westerly gale continued to blow onshore.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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1.0
Located in or coming from the west
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2.8
Going toward the west
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2.7
Moving toward the west
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.1
A wind that usually blows from the west in regions with mild weather
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word westerly comes from the simple word west and the ending -erly, which shows direction or place, so it means 'from or toward the west'.