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westerly

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Adjective, Noun, Adverb
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west=er=ly

CIDE DICTIONARY

westerlya. 
     Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western.  [1913 Webster]
westerlyadv. 
     Toward the west; westward.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

westerly, adj., adv., & n.
--adj. & adv.
1 in a western position or direction.
2 (of a wind) blowing from the west.
--n. (pl. -ies) a wind blowing from the west.

Etymology
wester (adj.) f. OE westra f. WEST

THESAURUS

westerly

Euroclydon, Tehuantepec wind, Tehuantepecer, antarctic, arctic, austral, bise, boreal, east, east wind, eastbound, easter, easterly, eastermost, eastern, easternmost, gregale, hyperborean, levanter, meridional, mistral, north, north wind, northbound, northeast, northeaster, northeasterly, northeastern, norther, northerly, northern, northernmost, northwest, northwester, northwesterly, northwestern, occidental, oriental, south, south wind, southbound, southeast, southeaster, southeasterly, southeastern, souther, southerly, southerly buster, southern, southernmost, southwest, southwester, southwesterly, southwestern, tramontane, west, west wind, westbound, wester, western, westernmost

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