westerly

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west·er·ly / ˈwestərlē/ • adj. & adv. in a westward position or direction: [as adj.] the westerly end of Sunset Boulevard | [as adv.] our plan was to keep westerly. ∎  (of a wind) blowing from the west: [as adj.] a stiff westerly breeze. • n. (often westerlies) a wind blowing from the west. ∎  (westerlies) the belt of prevailing westerly winds in the mid-latitudes of the northern and southern hemispheres.

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Westerly

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Wes·ter·ly / ˈwestərlē/ an industrial and resort town in southwestern Rhode Island, on the Connecticut border; pop. 22,966.

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westerlies

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westerlies Popular term for the prevailing, eastward-moving airstreams in the mid-latitudes of the northern and southern hemispheres.

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