Westerly
['westəlɪ]
Definition
(adj.) of wind; from the west .
(adv.) from the west; 'the wind blew westerly'.
(adv.) toward the west; 'we began to steer away westerly'- Daniel Defoe.
Editor: Michel--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western.
(adv.) Toward the west; westward.
Editor: Pratt
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Western, WEST.
ad. Westward, toward the west.
Checker: Olga
Examples
- I knew that I must travel in a south-westerly direction to reach my destination; but the sun was my only guide. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- When Hanno reached what he thought was the most westerly point of Africa, he set up a temple to Hercules. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The ridge occupied by the enemy terminated abruptly where the ravine turns westerly. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- On the east side of the ridge, which is quite precipitous, is a ravine running first north, then westerly, terminating at Baker's Creek. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Typist: Willard