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easterly

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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.

easter·ly adv.

easterly
Adjective
of or in the east
Adverb, adj
1. towards the east
2. from the east: an easterly breeze

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.easterlyeasterly - a wind from the east                
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"
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"
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] adjd'est
easterly [ˈiːstəlɪ] east adjöstlich;
(wind) → Ost-
easterly [ˈiːstəlɪ] adjdall'est, d'oriente


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Still, the easterly winds, and, generally speaking, the easterly weather all the world over, is characterized by regularity and persistence.
In fact (not to attribute the whole gloom of sky and earth to the one inauspicious circumstance of Phoebe's departure), an easterly storm had set in, and indefatigably apply itself to the task of making the black roof and walls of the old house look more cheerless than ever before.
Exactly, for Amy keeps me pointing due west most of the time, with only an occasional whiffle round to the south, and I haven't had an easterly spell since I was married.
 
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