westerly

Etymology

adj

  1. Facing the west; directed towards the west.
    a westerly course or voyage
    Tall, blue-eyed, this proud and stubborn Genoese seaman first visited Portugal, proposing his scheme for a westerly voyage in search of the Indies. 2002, Jaime Suchlicki, Cuba: From Columbus to Castro and Beyond, Potomac Books, Inc., page 13
  2. Located towards or in the west.
    the westerly side of a lake
  3. (of wind) Coming from the west.
    a westerly wind

adv

  1. Towards the west.

noun

  1. A westerly wind or storm, one blowing or coming from the west.

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