westerly

Plural: westerlies

Noun

• A wind blowing from the west.
• the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
• A westerly wind or storm, one blowing or coming from the west.

Adjective Satellite

• of wind; from the west
• moving toward the west

Adverb

• toward the west; - Daniel Defoe
  • "we began to steer away westerly"
• from the west
  • "the wind blew westerly"

Adj

• Facing the west; directed towards the west.
• Located towards or in the west.
• Coming from the west.

Adv

• Towards the west.

Examples

• A strong WESTERLY wind seemed to blow his opponent’s winning streak right off the board.
• a westerly course or voyage
• a westerly wind
• the westerly side of a lake

Synonyms

prevailing westerly, westbound, western, westward, eastward#Adjective, ponent, westly, westward#Adjective, westward#Adverb, zephyr

Antonyms

easterly, eastern#Adjective, eastward#Adjective, westward#Adjective

Related Words

go west, out west, wester

Anagrams of westerly