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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth;
[syn: prevailing westerly, westerly]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of wind; from the west;
[syn: westerly, western]

2. moving toward the west;
- Example: "westbound pioneers"
[syn: westbound, westerly, westward]


ADVERB (2)

1. toward the west;
- Example: "we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe

2. from the west;
- Example: "the wind blew westerly"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Westerly \West"er*ly\, a.
   Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from
   the west; western.
   [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Westerly \West"er*ly\, adv.
   Toward the west; westward.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

westerly
    adv 1: toward the west; "we began to steer away westerly"-
           Daniel Defoe
    2: from the west; "the wind blew westerly" [ant: easterly]
    adj 1: of wind; from the west [syn: westerly, western]
    2: moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers" [syn:
       westbound, westerly, westward]
    n 1: the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones
         of the Earth [syn: prevailing westerly, westerly]


Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

61 Moby Thesaurus words for "westerly":
   Euroclydon, Tehuantepec wind, Tehuantepecer, antarctic, arctic,
   austral, bise, boreal, east, east wind, eastbound, easter,
   easterly, eastermost, eastern, easternmost, gregale, hyperborean,
   levanter, meridional, mistral, north, north wind, northbound,
   northeast, northeaster, northeasterly, northeastern, norther,
   northerly, northern, northernmost, northwest, northwester,
   northwesterly, northwestern, occidental, oriental, south,
   south wind, southbound, southeast, southeaster, southeasterly,
   southeastern, souther, southerly, southerly buster, southern,
   southernmost, southwest, southwester, southwesterly, southwestern,
   tramontane, west, west wind, westbound, wester, western,
   westernmost




U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Westerly, RI -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Rhode Island
   Population (2000):    17682
   Housing Units (2000): 7812
   Land area (2000):     15.973258 sq. miles (41.370546 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.517786 sq. miles (1.341059 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    16.491044 sq. miles (42.711605 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            76820
   Located within:       Rhode Island (RI), FIPS 44
   Location:             41.374807 N, 71.818730 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     02891
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Westerly, RI
    Westerly