westerly

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Towards the west
Coming from the west
A westerly wind or storm
Situated in the west
{a} passing to the west
toward the west
{s} moving or facing westward; situated in the west; coming from the west
Toward the west; westward
moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers"
the west-to-east winds that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
A westerly wind blows from the west. a prevailing westerly wind. westerlies a wind that comes from the west
Used by Land Surveyors when they do not want to be specific (not Astronomic West)
of wind; from the west
Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western
{i} wind that is toward or from the west
of wind; from the west lying in or toward the west from the west; "the wind blew westerly" toward the west; "we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe
toward the west; "we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe
lying in or toward the west
of wind; from the west lying in or toward the west from the west; "the wind blew westerly"
A westerly point, area, or direction is to the west or towards the west. Finisterre, Spain's most westerly point
from the west; "the wind blew westerly"
westerly wind
wind that comes from the west, cold wind from the direction of the sea
westerly winds
winds that come from a direction in the west
wester
A strong westerly wind
north-westerly
A north-westerly point, area, or direction is to the north-west or towards the north-west
prevailing westerly
the west-to-east winds that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
south-westerly
from the southwest, of the southwest
south-westerly
A south-westerly point, area, or direction is to the south-west or towards the south-west. the most south-westerly tip of Scotland
wester
{i} westerly wind, wind coming from the west
wester
{f} turn to west, aim westward
wester
To move towards the west
wester
wind that blows from west to east
westerlies
the prevailing winds that blow from the west in the mid-latitudes of both the Northern and Southern Hemsipheres
westerlies
{i} general term for storms or winds blowing from the west to the east
westerlies
Usually applied to the broad patterns of persistent winds with a westerly component It is the dominant persistent atmospheric motion, centered over the midlatitudes of each hemisphere Near the earth's surface, the westerlies extend from approximately 35 to 65 degrees latitude, while in the upper levels they extend further polarward and equatorward
westerlies
West to east winds occurring in midlatitudes in both hemispheres
westerlies
Dominant surface winds of the mid-latitudes These winds move from the subtropical highs to the subpolar lows in an easterly direction
westerly

    Silbentrennung

    west·er·ly

    Türkische aussprache

    westırli

    Synonyme

    ponent, zephyr

    Aussprache

    /ˈwestərlē/ /ˈwɛstɜrliː/

    Etymologie

    [ 'wes-t&r-lE ] (adjective or adverb.) 15th century. obsolete wester western.
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