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WESTERLY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
Synonyms:
prevailing westerly; westerly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("westerly" is a kind of...):
west wind; wester (wind that blows from west to east)
Derivation:
westerly (of wind; from the west)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Moving toward the west
Example:
westbound pioneers
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
west (situated in or facing or moving toward the west)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of wind; from the west
Synonyms:
westerly; western
Classified under:
Similar:
west (situated in or facing or moving toward the west)
Derivation:
wester (wind that blows from west to east)
westerly (the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
From the west
Example:
the wind blew westerly
Classified under:
Antonym:
easterly (from the east)
Pertainym:
west (situated in or facing or moving toward the west)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Toward the west
Example:
we began to steer away westerly
Classified under:
Pertainym:
west (situated in or facing or moving toward the west)
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