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Webster 1913 Edition


Westerly

West′er-ly

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Adj.
Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western.

West′er-ly

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adv.
Toward the west; westward.

Webster 1828 Edition


Westerly

WESTERLY

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Adj.
1.
Being towards the west; situated in the western region; as the westerly parts of England.
2.
Moving from the westward; as a westerly wind.

WESTERLY

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adv.
Tending, going or moving towards the west; as a man traveling westerly.

Definition 2024


westerly

westerly

English

Adjective

westerly (comparative more westerly, superlative most westerly)

  1. Situated in the west.
  2. (of wind) Coming from the west.

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Adverb

westerly (comparative more westerly, superlative most westerly)

  1. Towards the west.

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Used by Land Surveyors when they do not want to be specific (not Astronomic West)

Noun

westerly (plural westerlies)

  1. A westerly wind or storm.

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