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Westerly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈwɛs.tə(ɹ).li/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Westerly is an adjective meaning Facing the west; directed towards the west.

Meaning

Facing the west; directed towards the west.

More Meanings

  1. Located towards or in the west.
  2. (of wind) Coming from the west.
  3. Towards the west.
  4. A westerly wind or storm, one blowing or coming from the west.

Example Sentences

a westerly wind
a westerly course or voyage
the westerly side of a lake
Tall, blue-eyed, this proud and stubborn Genoese seaman first visited Portugal, proposing his scheme for a westerly voyage in search of the Indies.

Word Forms

Synonyms for westerly

Depending on context, synonyms include westly, zephyr, westward, ponent, western, west.

westlyzephyrwestwardponentwesternwesteastwardwestboundwester

Antonyms for westerly

Common opposites include easterly, eastward, eastern, westward.

easterlyeastwardeasternwestward

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include westward, westbound, western, west, wester, wind.

westwardwestboundwesternwestwesterwindboggledeasterlywestwardlywesternlywest-southwesterlywest-northwesterlywest-southwestwardwest-southwestwest-northwestwardwest-northwestnorthwesterlywestlywindward

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