westerlies

English - Turkish

Definition of westerlies in English Turkish dictionary

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westerly

batıdan esen

westerly

(rüzgâr) batıdan esen

westerly

batıya giden

westerly

{s} batıdaki

westerly

batıya doğru

westerly

batıya doğru. s

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batıda bulunan

westerly

batıya

westerly

batıdan

westerly

batıya bakan

westerly

batıdan esen (rüzgâr)

English - English

Definition of westerlies in English English dictionary

the prevailing winds that blow from the west in the mid-latitudes of both the Northern and Southern Hemsipheres

{i} general term for storms or winds blowing from the west to the east

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

West to east winds occurring in midlatitudes in both hemispheres

Dominant surface winds of the mid-latitudes These winds move from the subtropical highs to the subpolar lows in an easterly direction

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Towards the west

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{a} passing to the west

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coming from the west

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toward the west

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{s} moving or facing westward; situated in the west; coming from the west

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Toward the west; westward

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moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers"

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the west-to-east winds that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth

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Situated in the west

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A westerly wind blows from the west. a prevailing westerly wind. westerlies a wind that comes from the west

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A westerly wind or storm

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Used by Land Surveyors when they do not want to be specific (not Astronomic West)

westerly

of wind; from the west

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Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western

westerly

{i} wind that is toward or from the west

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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

westerly

toward the west; "we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe

westerly

lying in or toward the west

westerly

of wind; from the west lying in or toward the west from the west; "the wind blew westerly"

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A westerly point, area, or direction is to the west or towards the west. Finisterre, Spain's most westerly point

westerly

from the west; "the wind blew westerly"

Hyphenation

West·er·lies