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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]