westerly

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.

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[Middle English, from wester, western, from Old English westra; see wes-pero- in Indo-European roots.]

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wester·ly adv.

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westerly

Adjective

of or in the west

Adverb, adj

1. towards the west

2. from the west: a westerly wind

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westerly  (wstr-l)

A wind, especially a prevailing wind, that blows from the west. The prevailing winds in the middle latitudes are westerlies. See illustration at wind.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	westerly - the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth prevailing westerly west wind, wester - wind that blows from west to east
Adj.	1.	westerly - of wind; from the west western west - situated in or facing or moving toward the west
	2.	westerly - moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers" westbound, westward west - situated in or facing or moving toward the west
Adv.	1.	westerly - toward the west; "we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe
	2.	westerly - from the west; "the wind blew westerly" easterly - from the east; "the winds blew easterly all night"

Translations

westerly [ˈwɛstəlɪ] adj [wind] → del oeste

westerly [ˈwɛstəlɪ] adj [situation] → à l'ouest;

(wind) → d'ouest

westerly [ˈwɛstəlɪ] west adj → westlich

westerly [ˈwɛstəlɪ] adj [wind] → occidentale, da ovest