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单词 westerly
释义 west·er·ly
I. \ˈwestə(r)lē, -li; -R -təl- sometimes -təl-\ adjective
Etymology: obsolete English wester western (from Middle English, from Old English westra more towards the west, from west, adverb + -ra -er) + English -ly
1. : situated or directed toward the west : western
 < a westerly suburb >
 < wended their way in a westerly direction up the valley — J.E.Winston >
2. : blowing from the west
 < a westerly breeze >
II. adverb
1. : from the west
 < the wind blew westerly >
2. : toward the west
 < we began to steer away westerly — Daniel Defoe >
III. noun
(-es)
: a wind blowing from the west
 < the prevailing westerlies of the temperate zones >
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