westerly (n.)

  1. the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth

    [ Syn: prevailing westerly ]

    westerly (adv.)

  1. toward the west; we began to steer away westerly- Daniel Defoe

  2. from the west; the wind blew westerly'

    westerly (adj.)

  1. of wind; from the west

    [ Syn: western ]

  2. moving toward the west; westbound pioneers

    [ Syn: westbound , westward ]

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