English Explanatory Dictionary

west wind

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A wind blowing from the west.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɛst wɪnd/

Word forms

west wind west winds westwind

Etymology

Inherited from Old English westwind, from Proto-West Germanic *westawind.

Synonyms

westerly zephyr

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