"westerly" in the noun sense
1. prevailing westerly, westerly
the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
"westerly" in the adjective sense
1. westerly, western
of wind from the west
2. westbound, westerly, westward
moving toward the west
"westbound pioneers"
"westerly" in the adverb sense
1. westerly
toward the west
"we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe
2. westerly
from the west
"the wind blew westerly"
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