westerly

🇺🇸 /ˈwestərli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈwestəli/
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adjective
R

located, moving, or directed towards the west

The westerly winds blew gently across the plains.

R

coming from the west

The westerly wind was strong today.

noun
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a wind that comes from the west

The westerly caused the waves to crash against the shore.

translation

adj. located, moving, or directed towards the west; coming from the west
n. a wind that comes from the west

Word Forms

Plural westerlies