easterly (redirected from easterlies)

east·er·ly  (str-l)

adj.

1. Situated toward the east.

2. Coming or being from the east: easterly winds.

n. pl. east·er·lies

A storm or wind coming from the east.

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easter·ly adv.

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easterly

Adjective

of or in the east

Adverb, adj

1. towards the east

2. from the east: an easterly breeze

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easterly  (str-l)

A wind, especially a prevailing wind, that blows from the east. The trade winds in tropical regions and the prevailing winds in the polar regions are easterlies. See illustration at wind.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	easterly - a wind from the east                 east wind, 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"
Adj.	1.	easterly - lying in or toward the east; "the east side of New York"; "eastern cities" eastern east - situated in or facing or moving toward the east
	2.	easterly - from the east; used especially of winds; "an eastern wind"; "the winds are easterly" eastern east - situated in or facing or moving toward the east
Adv.	1.	easterly - from the east; "the winds blew easterly all night" westerly - from the west; "the wind blew westerly"

Translations

easterly [ˈiːstəlɪ] adj (= to the east) → al este (= from the east); del este

easterly [ˈiːstəlɪ] adj → d'est

easterly [ˈiːstəlɪ] east adj → östlich;

(wind) → Ost-

easterly [ˈiːstəlɪ] adj → dall'est, d'oriente