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Synonyms for westerly

Grammar : Adj
Spell : wes-ter-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɛs tər li


Définition of westerly

Origin :
  • late 15c., "in a westerly direction; facing toward the west," from Middle English wester (adj.) "western" (mid-14c.), from Old English westra, variant of westerne (see western) + -ly (2). Cf. Old Norse (adv.). Middle English also had a verb wester "to go west." Related: Westerlies (n.). Somewhat contradictory sense of "coming from the west" attested by 1570s.
  • As in western : adj situated or toward the west
Example sentences :
  • It was followed by a calm, and afterwards by westerly winds.
  • Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
  • The 'possum is found from Connecticut to Florida and westerly to California.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • It ought to hang on westerly and dry for another four or five days.
  • Extract from : « Sonnie-Boy's People » by James B. Connolly
  • They therefore pressed on westerly, hoping soon to reach the Mississippi.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • When snow began to fall with a westerly wind, that was sign number one.
  • Extract from : « Labrador Days » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
  • Westerly Deviation is applied exactly as westerly Variation.
  • Extract from : « Lectures in Navigation » by Ernest Gallaudet Draper
  • Leeway on the starboard tack is the same as westerly Variation.
  • Extract from : « Lectures in Navigation » by Ernest Gallaudet Draper
  • We will first visit Morocco, the most westerly of Moslem countries.
  • Extract from : « Pan-Islam » by George Wyman Bury
  • Corporal Smith's patrol was at the westerly end of the line.
  • Extract from : « Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants » by H. Irving Hancock
  • The day was bright, with flying cloud and a westerly breeze.
  • Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet

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