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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)
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of wind; from the west
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Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western
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{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
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toward the west; "we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe
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lying in or toward the west
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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
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from the west; "the wind blew westerly"
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