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westerly1 adjectivewesterly2 noun westerlywest‧er‧ly1 /ˈwestəli $ -ərli/ adjective - The storm is moving in a westerly direction.
- A westerly return movement occurs between mid-October and December, but fewer birds are noticed.
- Except in the most westerly provinces, the land was redeemed not by individual peasants but by the village commune.
- He based his explanation on a movement away from the poles and a westerly drift of the land-masses.
- Prevailing westerly winds spread acid rain across the country, however.
- The eternal westerly swell rolled lazily across our wake and wiped out the last trace of our intrusion.
- The normal southerly or westerly wind of that season did not materialise.
- The rain had become fog, which was presently replaced by scattered flurries and a hard westerly wind.
► Meteorologyanticyclone, nounarid, adjectivebarometer, nouncirrus, nounclimate, nounclimatic, adjectivecloudbank, nouncold front, nouncontrary, adjectivecumulus, nouncyclone, noundeluge, noundepression, nounduster, noundust storm, nounequatorial, adjectivefront, nounfrontal system, nounheadwind, nounhumidity, nounhurricane, nouninversion, nounisobar, nounisotherm, nounjet stream, nounleeward, adjectivelow, nounlow-pressure, nounmaelstrom, nounmirage, nounmonsoon, nounnimbus, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectiveonshore, adjectivepeasouper, nounpowder, nounprecipitation, nounrainfall, nounrain gauge, nounrainstorm, nounsandstorm, nounsea breeze, nounsemitropical, adjectivesheet lightning, nounshipping forecast, nounshower, nounshowery, adjectivesirocco, nounsleet, nounslush, nounsmog, nounsouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivesprinkle, nounsquall, nounsqually, adjectivestill, adjectivestorm, nounstorm cloud, nounstormy, adjectivestrength, nounsubside, verbsubtropical, adjectivesub-zero, adjectivetailwind, nountempest, nounthaw, verbthaw, nounthermal, nounthermometer, nounthunder, nounthunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderclap, nounthundercloud, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetidal, adjectivetidal wave, nountornado, nountorrid, adjectivetrade wind, nountropical, adjectivetrough, nountsunami, nounturbulence, nounturbulent, adjectivetwister, nountyphoon, nounwarm front, nounwaterspout, nounweather, nounweatherman, nounweather vane, nounwest, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewhirlwind, nounwhiteout, noun ► in a westerly direction We set off in a westerly direction. ► an easterly/westerly etc breeze· A gentle easterly breeze was blowing in from the Atlantic. ► a southerly/westerly etc direction· A strong wind was blowing from an easterly direction. NOUN► wind· Prevailing westerly winds spread acid rain across the country, however.· The westerly wind freshened and howled dismally in our rigging all that night.· The normal southerly or westerly wind of that season did not materialise.· The westerly wind will remain light so it will feel pleasantly warm in the sunshine.· The rain had become fog, which was presently replaced by scattered flurries and a hard westerly wind. adjectivewestwesterlywesternwestboundwesternizedwestwardnounwestwesternwesternerwesterlywesternizationadverbwestwestward(s)verbwesternize 1towards or in the west: We set off in a westerly direction.2a westerly wind comes from the westwesterly1 adjectivewesterly2 noun westerlywesterly2 noun (plural westerlies) [countable] ► an easterly/westerly etc breeze· A gentle easterly breeze was blowing in from the Atlantic. ► a southerly/westerly etc direction· A strong wind was blowing from an easterly direction. adjectivewestwesterlywesternwestboundwesternizedwestwardnounwestwesternwesternerwesterlywesternizationadverbwestwestward(s)verbwesternize a wind that comes from the west |