Meaning of EASTERLY
| Pronunciation: | | 'eesturlee
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- [n] a wind from the east
- [adv] from the east; "the winds blew easterly all night"
- [adj] from the east; used especially of winds; "an east wind"; "the winds are easterly"
- [adj] lying in or toward the east; "the east side of NY"; "eastern cities"
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| | Synonyms: | | east, east wind, easter, eastern |
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| | Antonyms: | | westerly | | |
| | See Also: | | levanter, wind | |
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\East"er*ly\, a.
1. Coming from the east; as, it was easterly wind.
2. Situated, directed, or moving toward the east; as, the
easterly side of a lake; an easterly course or voyage.
\East"er*ly\, adv.
Toward, or in the direction of, the east.
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| | Related Terms: | | antarctic, arctic, austral, bise, boreal, E, east, east wind, eastabout, eastbound, easter, eastermost, eastern, easternmost, eastward, eastwardly, eastwards, Euroclydon, 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, Tehuantepec wind, Tehuantepecer, tramontane, west, west wind, westbound, wester, westerly, western, westernmost |
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