Meaning

3 senses
  1. (usually)Coming from the west; originating in the west.

    a westerly wind

    a westerly breeze

    westlich

    за́падныйzápadnyj

    за́хіднийzáxidnyj

    of wind; from the west

  2. Facing the west; directed towards the west.

    a westerly course

    a westerly voyage

    moving toward the west

  3. Located towards or in the west.

    the westerly side of the lake

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The typhoon moved in a westerly direction.

    Тайфун перемістився у західному напрямку.

    ruТайфун двинулся в западном направлении.

    deDer Taifun bewegte sich in westliche Richtung.

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  2. Westerly winds are prevailing winds that blow from the west toward the east.

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  3. At the moment, a stiff south-westerly wind is blowing against our house, drying the windows made wet by the rain.

    deIm Augenblick weht ein steifer Südwestwind gegen unser Haus und trocknet die vom Regen nass gewordenen Scheiben.

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Translations

4 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to/from the west:
Русский
By meaning 1
to/from the west:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to/from the west:

Forms

more westerly, most westerly
Comparativemore westerly Lesson
Superlativemost westerly Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

6 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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