English Explanatory Dictionary

westerly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Facing the west; directed towards the west.
  2. Located towards or in the west.
  3. Coming from the west.
adv
  1. Towards the west.
noun
  1. A westerly wind or storm, one blowing or coming from the west.
name
  1. A town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɛs.tə(ɹ).li/ /ˈwɛs.tɚ.li/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-westerley.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-westerly.wav

Word forms

westerly more westerly most westerly westerlies

Synonyms

westward westly ponent western west eastward zephyr

Antonyms

easterly eastward eastern westward

Related words

wester go west out west

Derived words

north-westerly northwesterly south-westerly southwesterly
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