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east wind

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Noun1.east windeast wind - a wind from the east                
easterly, easter
levanter - an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area
air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"


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A terrific east wind swept away the groups of clouds which had been so long gathering, and at night the semi-disc of the orb of night rode majestically amid the soft constellations of the sky.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
Even when the east wind sang in minor and the sea was dead and gray, hints of sunshine seemed to be lurking all about it.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
You were a good deal cut up yourself, Tom, two weeks ago, when those young ladies left your hothouse door open, with a frosty east wind blowing right in; you said it killed a good many of your plants.
Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context
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