Associations to the word «Westerly»

Wiktionary

WESTERLY, adjective. Situated in the west.
WESTERLY, adjective. (of wind) Coming from the west.
WESTERLY, adverb. Towards the west.
WESTERLY, noun. A westerly wind or storm.

Dictionary definition

WESTERLY, noun. The winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth.
WESTERLY, adverb. Toward the west; "we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe.
WESTERLY, adverb. From the west; "the wind blew westerly".
WESTERLY, adjective. Of wind; from the west.
WESTERLY, adjective. Moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers".

Wise words

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