The typhoon moved in a westerly direction.
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Westerly
/ˈwɛs.tɚ.li/
Synonyms for "westerly" (74 found)
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euroclydongregalehyperboreanlevantermeridionalmistralnorthnorth windnorthboundnortheastnortheasternortheasterlynortheasternnorthernortherlynorthernnorthernmostnorthwestnorthwesternorthwesterly
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Adjective(1 words)
from the west
Related words (37)
occidentalorientalsouthsouth windsouthboundsoutheastsoutheastersoutheasterlysoutheasternsouthersoutherlysoutherly bustersouthernsouthernmostsouthwestsouthwestersouthwesterlysouthwesterntehuantepec windtehuantepecer
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Adjective(8 words)
Noun(1 words)
prevailing westerly
Adverb(1 words)
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10 entriesdirectional adjectivedirectional adverbgeographic descriptormeteorological termmeteorology termspatial adverbwest windwesterwind directionwind direction descriptor
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4 entrieswest facingwest windwesterly gustwestern edge
Collocations
8 entrieswesterly airflowwesterly breezewesterly directionwesterly exposurewesterly weatherwesterly windwesterly wind directionwesterly winds
Inflections
2 entriesmore westerlymost westerly
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1 entriesAntonyms
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1 entriesSample sentences
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Westerly winds are prevailing winds that blow from the west toward the east.
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They knew it would be harsh, but nothing could have prepared them for the terror of the almost continuous assaults from northeasterly storms and westerly gales that hardly eased for half of their crossing.
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a westerly course or voyage
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