westerly
1 of 2adjective or adverb
west·er·ly
ˈwe-stər-lē 
1
: situated toward or belonging to the west
the westerly end of the farm
2
: coming from the west
a westerly breeze
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
America’s flyers took off from Seattle on April 6, taking a westerly route, and were scheduled to arrive in Chicago on Sept. 13 amid a triumphant home leg of their journey.
—Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024
Their modest city saw an influx of evacuees from nearby rural and coastal regions soon after hot westerlies sent walls of flame into a string of towns and villages around New Year's Eve.
—NBC News, 11 Jan. 2020
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Adjective or adverb
That’s because of a weather system in Canada and the U.S. East Coast that is pushing the westerly winds that are common in mid-latitudes down to where Milton is, where autumn wind from the west is less common.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
America’s flyers took off from Seattle on April 6, taking a westerly route, and were scheduled to arrive in Chicago on Sept. 13 amid a triumphant home leg of their journey.
—Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
Noun
First, through a combination of weaker trade winds and westerlies over the tropical Atlantic, La Niña tends to create a more placid atmosphere.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024
Their modest city saw an influx of evacuees from nearby rural and coastal regions soon after hot westerlies sent walls of flame into a string of towns and villages around New Year's Eve.
—NBC News, 11 Jan. 2020
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“Westerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westerly. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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westerly
1 of 2 adverb or adjective
west·er·ly
ˈwes-tər-lē
1
: toward the west
the ship sailed westerly
a westerly direction
2
: from the west
the wind blew westerly
a westerly breeze
westerly
2 of 2 noun
plural westerlies
: a wind blowing from the west
Geographical Definition
Westerly
geographical name
Wes·ter·ly
ˈwe-stər-lē
town in southwestern Rhode Island on the border with Connecticut population 17,936
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