| ADVERB | all | westerly | toward the west |
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| all | westerly | from the west | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | westerly, western | of wind |
| all | westerly, westbound, westward | moving toward the west | |
| NOUN | phenomenon | westerly, prevailing westerly | the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth |
| Sounds | weh'sterliy | |
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| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | Of wind; from the west. | |
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| Synonym | western | |
| Broader | west | situated in or facing or moving toward the west |
| Nouns | wester | wind that blows from west to east |
| westerly | the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth | |
| Meaning | Moving toward the west. | |
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| Synonyms | westbound, westward | |
| Broader | west | situated in or facing or moving toward the west |
| Spanish | hacia el oeste | |
| Meaning | The winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth. | |
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| Synonym | prevailing westerly | |
| Broader | west wind, wester | wind that blows from west to east |
| Adjectives | westerly | of wind |
| Meaning | Toward the west. | |
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| Example | "we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe | |
| Adjectives | west | situated in or facing or moving toward the west |
| Meaning | From the west. | |
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| Example | "the wind blew westerly" | |
| Opposite | easterly | From the east |
| Adjectives | west | situated in or facing or moving toward the west |
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