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westerly Definition

west·erly (-lē)

adjective, adverb

  1. in or toward the west
  2. from the west, as a wind

noun pl. westerlies -·lies

a wind from the west
westerly Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • south: The most south westerly of First Class grounds, dominated at one end by Church Towers & at the other by the Quantock Hills.
  • strong: A strong westerly will make 11 to 14 difficult with left to right wind.
  • large: Large westerly facing garden with bbq to take best advantage of those long summer evenings.

Modifies a noun

  • gale: May 8th: A severe westerly gale meant that most things were lying low for the majority of the day.
  • airflow: The sunshine and showers continue, in a broadly westerly airflow.
  • breeze: The first race was held at the more exposed end of the pond in a fresh westerly breeze.
  • wind: The high westerly winds gave rise to a choppy sea.
  • direction: Walk across the stream in a westerly direction for some distance, toward the point.
  • swell: The surf is looking promising with the current westerly swell being replaced by another over the weekend.

Modifying Another Word

  • south: They also bring most of the rainfall on westerly / south westerly winds.
  • north: Sunny periods during day, with light west, north westerly winds.

Noun used with modifier

  • north: The was a good north westerly which held up for the duration of the race.

Preposition: of

  • island: The area he was to survey was Prince Charles Foreland - the most westerly of the islands of Spitsbergen ( today called Svalbard ).