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Meaning of 'westerly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Westerly [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western.
2 . Westerly [ adv.]
- Toward the west; westward.

Meaning of 'westerly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . westerly [ r]
Meaning (1):
- from the west
Example in sentence:
  • the wind blew westerly
Meaning (2):
- toward the west
Example in sentence:
  • they traveled westward toward the setting sun;
  • we began to steer away westerly
3 . westerly [ s]
Meaning (3):
- moving toward the west
Example in sentence:
  • westbound pioneers

Nearby Words:

wesand wesh wesil wesleyan wesleyanism west west india west indian westering western

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