Meaning

2 senses
  1. In an eastward direction or position; towards the east.

    from the east

  2. From the east.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Easterly wind blows.

    Вітер дує зі сходу. — deniko

  2. The fire, fanned by an easterly wind, destroyed the city centre.

    ruРаздутый восточным ветром огонь уничтожил центр города. — Wezel

    deDas Feuer, das von einem Ostwind angefacht wurde, zerstörte das Zentrum der Stadt. — Tamy

  3. For the afternoon, we're expecting light to moderate east or north-easterly winds.

    deFür den Nachmittag erwarten wir schwachen bis mäßigen Wind aus östlichen bis nordöstlichen Richtungen. — Vortarulo

  4. Early commerce to the Americas relied on the trade winds—the prevailing easterly winds that circle the Earth near the equator.

Origin

From easter + -ly.

From easter + -ly.

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Forms

more easterly, most easterly
Comparativemore easterly Lesson
Superlativemost easterly

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedeast

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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