1 [onlybeforenoun] in or towards the west:
travelling in a westerly direction
2 [usuallybeforenoun] (of winds) blowing from the west:
westerly gales
compareWEST
noun (plural westerlies) a wind that blows from the west:
light westerlies
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, westerly is tagged as adjective.
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