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westerly

(westəʳli)
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A westerly point, area, or direction is to the west or towards the west.
...Finisterre, Spain's most westerly point.
They set out in a westerly direction along the riverbank.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A westerly wind blows from the west.
...a prevailing westerly wind.

westerly in British English

(ˈwɛstəlɪ)
adjective
1. 
of, relating to, or situated in the west
adverb, adjective
2. 
towards or in the direction of the west
3. 
(esp of the wind) from the west
nounWord forms: plural -lies
4. 
a wind blowing from the west
Derived forms
westerliness (ˈwesterliness)
noun

westerly in American English

(ˈwɛstərli)
adjective, adverb
1. 
in or toward the west
2. 
from the west, as a wind
nounWord forms: plural ˈwesterlies
3. 
a wind from the west

Examples of 'westerly' in a sentence
westerly

After a wet and windy night, westerly winds made much of the north and west brighter and fresher.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Especially if you face south in a westerly gale.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Then as now there was also a stiff prevailing westerly wind.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The most westerly point of the island is steeped in history.
The Sun (2011)
For the past three days the wind has been westerly at ten to fifteen knots.
Oxenhorn, Harvey Tuning the Rig: A Journey to the Arctic (1990)
They will explain that much can be done by felling and burning to slow the dispersal of the spores in a westerly direction.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
If your trip is around the world, fly in a westerly direction.
Mayes, Kathleen Beat Jet Lag - arrive alert and stay alert (1991)
Rain in West with strong south westerly winds in the afternoon.
The Sun (2012)
In the straits, white sails caught the westerly wind.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The week ended on a less wintry note with high pressure to the southwest and milder westerly winds feeding in a good deal of cloud.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Those rains have come with mild, westerly winds and sometimes so warm that they have brought out spring flowers.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The village is sheltered by stunning mountains, and lies on the eastern side of a headland away from westerly gales.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
By the end of last week the wind changed from a northerly to a more westerly direction, giving some respite.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The prevailing wind is westerly.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
By the weekend the westerly winds will be firmly in control over the UK.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In spring the jet stream loses much of its punch and as it weakens and wobbles it drags far fewer westerly winds off the Atlantic.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It was the second worst December for westerly gales in 139 years of records.
The Sun (2012)
The German machine was reported flying in a westerly direction at about 7am.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Our strong jet stream brought another rather volatile spell of weather on Wednesday night and Thursday with westerly gales.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It's open to the south but protected from westerly and easterly winds so it's generally quite calm.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Today's temperatures will be a little lower with westerly winds feeding further wet weather, most persistently in the northeast.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This will prove a short-lived cold snap with the winds becoming more westerly and drawing in Atlantic frontal systems once again.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Typically, springtime is the driest time of year over much of the country, with a lack of wet westerly winds.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
England's main threat to completing the match yesterday was the weather, with showers being driven across the ground by steady westerly winds.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
For the remainder of the week, it looks as though the winds will turn to more of a westerly direction, bringing spells of heavy rain or showers.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
westerly

British English: westerly ADJECTIVE
Westerly means to the west or towards the west.
...the country's most westerly point.
  • American English: westerly
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ocidental
  • Chinese: 西边的
  • European Spanish: del oeste
  • French: à l'ouestN
  • German: westlich
  • Italian: occidentale
  • Japanese: 西方にある
  • Korean: 서쪽의
  • European Portuguese: ocidental
  • Latin American Spanish: del oeste
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