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EASTERLY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wind from the east
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("easterly" is a kind of...):
air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "easterly"):
levanter (an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
From the east; used especially of winds
Example:
the winds are easterly
Synonyms:
easterly; eastern
Classified under:
Similar:
east (situated in or facing or moving toward the east)
Derivation:
easter (a wind from the east)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lying in or toward the east
Example:
eastern cities
Synonyms:
easterly; eastern
Classified under:
Similar:
east (situated in or facing or moving toward the east)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
From the east
Example:
the winds blew easterly all night
Classified under:
Antonym:
westerly (from the west)
Pertainym:
east (situated in or facing or moving toward the east)
