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Added 9 October 2026

westerly

/ˈwɛs.tə(ɹ).li/ noun

In Latin: occidentālis, occidentāle Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about westerly at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth.

adjective

Of wind; from the west.
Moving toward the west.
westbound pioneers

adverb

Toward the west.
we began to steer away westerly
From the west.
the wind blew westerly

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