westerly

/ˈwɛstərli/

Other forms: westerlies

Definitions of westerly

1. noun

   the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
   synonyms: prevailing westerly

   type of:

   west wind, wester

   wind that blows from west to east
2. adjective

   of wind; from the west
   synonyms: western

   west

   situated in or facing or moving toward the west
3. adjective

   moving toward the west
   synonyms: westbound, westward

   west

   situated in or facing or moving toward the west
4. adverb

   from the west
   “the wind blew westerly”

   antonyms:

   easterly

   from the east
5. adverb

   toward the west
   “"we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe”