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 [ˈwɛstəlɪ]

adj

of, relating to, or situated in the west

adv & adj

1. towards or in the direction of the west

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (esp of the wind) from the west

n pl -lies

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a wind blowing from the west

westerliness  n

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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 [ˈwestəlɪ]

A. ADJ [wind] → del oeste
in a westerly direction → hacia el oeste, rumbo al oeste, en dirección oeste
the most westerly point in Europe → el punto más occidental or más al oeste de Europa

B. N (= wind) → viento m del oeste

westerly [ˈwɛstə^rli] adj

[situation] → à l'ouest
the most westerly point of Zimbabwe
BUT la pointe occidentale du Zimbabwe.
in a westerly direction → vers l'ouest

[wind] → d'ouest

westerly

adj → westlich; westerly wind → Westwind m, → Wind m → aus westlicher Richtung; in a westerly direction → in westlicher Richtung

n (= wind) → Westwind m, → West m (poet)

adv → nach Westen

westerly [ˈwɛstəlɪ] adj (wind) → di ponente
in a westerly direction → verso ovest