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WESTERLY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth

Synonyms:

prevailing westerly; westerly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("westerly" is a kind of...):

west wind; wester (wind that blows from west to east)

Derivation:

westerly (of wind; from the west)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Moving toward the west

Example:

westbound pioneers

Synonyms:

westbound; westerly; westward

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

west (situated in or facing or moving toward the west)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of wind; from the west

Synonyms:

westerly; western

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

west (situated in or facing or moving toward the west)

Derivation:

wester (wind that blows from west to east)

westerly (the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth)

 III. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

From the west

Example:

the wind blew westerly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

easterly (from the east)

Pertainym:

west (situated in or facing or moving toward the west)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Toward the west

Example:

we began to steer away westerly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

west (situated in or facing or moving toward the west)

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