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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