Phrase guide

east wind

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈiːst wɪnd/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A wind blowing from the east.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a wind from the east

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: easter, easterly

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wind, air current, current of air

Narrower terms: levanter

History

Etymology

east + wind.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Estonian: idatuul — wind blowing from the east
  • Hindi: पुरवाई (purvāī) — wind blowing from the east
  • Hindi: पुरवैया (purvaiyā) — wind blowing from the east
  • Icelandic: austanvindur — wind blowing from the east
  • Malayalam: കിഴക്കൻകാറ്റ് (kiḻakkaṉkāṟṟ) — wind blowing from the east
  • Ottoman Turkish: صبا (saba) — wind blowing from the east
  • Tamil: கொண்டல் (koṇṭal) — wind blowing from the east
  • Tamil: கீழ்காற்று (kīḻkāṟṟu) — wind blowing from the east