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单词 westerly
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
west•er•ly /ˈwɛstɚli/USA pronunciation   adj., adv. 
  1. toward or from the west:a westerly wind; The wind turned westerly.

n. [countable], pl. -lies. 
  1. Meteorologya wind that blows from the west.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
west•er•ly  (westər lē),USA pronunciation adj., adv., n., pl. -lies. 
adj. 
  1. moving, directed, or situated toward the west:the westerly end of the field.
  2. Meteorology(esp. of a wind) coming from the west:a westerly gale.

adv. 
  1. toward the west:to escape westerly.
  2. Meteorologyfrom the west:a sharp wind blowing westerly.

n. 
  1. Meteorologya wind that blows from the west:an occasional westerly that pommeled the island.
  2. Meteorology westerlies, (used with a pl. v.) any semipermanent belt of westerly winds, esp. those that prevail at latitudes lying between the tropical and polar regions of the earth.
  • west + -erly, as in easterly 1570–80
wester•li•ness, n. 

Wes•ter•ly  (westər lē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a town in SW Rhode Island. 18,580.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
westerly /ˈwɛstəlɪ/ adj
  1. of, relating to, or situated in the west
adv , adj
  1. towards or in the direction of the west
  2. (esp of the wind) from the west
n ( pl -lies)
  1. a wind blowing from the west

ˈwesterliness n
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