Westerlies

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west·er·ly (w

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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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