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Westerlies
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west·er·ly  (wstr-l)
adj.
1. Situated toward the west.
2. Coming or being from the west: westerly winds.
n. pl. west·er·lies
A storm or wind coming from the west.
[Middle English, from wester, western, from Old English westra; see wes-pero- in Indo-European roots.]
wester·ly adv.
Westerlies [ˈwɛstəlɪz]
pl n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol the prevailing winds blowing from the west on the poleward sides of the horse latitudes, often bringing depressions and anticyclones
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