Standard Lemma guide

westerly

adj · adv · name · noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈwɛs.tə(ɹ).li/
  • US: /ˈwɛs.tɚ.li/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: W EH1 S T ER0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Facing the west; directed towards the west.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a westerly course or voyage

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: westward, westly, ponent

Antonyms: easterly, eastward

2

adj

Meaning 2

Located towards or in the west.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the westerly side of a lake

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: western, westly, ponent, west

Antonyms: easterly, eastward, eastern

3

adj

Meaning 3

Coming from the west.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a westerly wind

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: westly, ponent, eastward

Antonyms: easterly, westward

4

adv

Meaning 4

Towards the west.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: westward

Antonyms: none provided

5

name

Meaning 5

A town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

name

Meaning 6

An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A westerly wind or storm, one blowing or coming from the west.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

moving toward the west

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • westbound pioneers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: westbound, westward

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

of wind; from the west

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: western

Antonyms: none provided

10

adverb

Meaning 10

from the west

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the wind blew westerly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: easterly

11

adverb

Meaning 11

toward the west- Daniel Defoe

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • we began to steer away westerly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prevailing westerly

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: west wind, wester

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: западен (zapaden) — to/from the west
  • Danish: vestlig — to/from the west
  • Esperanto: okcidenta — to/from the west
  • Georgian: დასავლეთის (dasavletis) — to/from the west
  • Georgian: დასავლეთით (dasavletit) — to/from the west
  • Georgian: დასავლეთისკენ (dasavletisḳen) — to/from the west
  • Georgian: დასავლეთიდან (dasavletidan) — to/from the west
  • German: westlich — to/from the west
  • Italian: occidentale — to/from the west
  • Latin: occidentālis — to/from the west
  • Latin: occidentāle — to/from the west
  • Russian: за́падный (západnyj) — to/from the west
  • Swedish: västlig — to/from the west
  • Ukrainian: за́хідний (záxidnyj) — to/from the west
  • Esperanto: okcidenten — towards the west
  • Bulgarian: западен вятър (zapaden vjatǎr) — wind blowing from the west
  • Danish: vestenvind — wind blowing from the west
  • Georgian: დასავლეთის ქარი (dasavletis kari) — wind blowing from the west
  • German: Westwind — wind blowing from the west
  • Hindi: पछुआ (pachuā) — wind blowing from the west
  • Hindi: पछिया (pachiyā) — wind blowing from the west
  • Māori: hauārahi — wind blowing from the west
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vestavind — wind blowing from the west
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vestavind — wind blowing from the west
  • Russian: за́падный ве́тер (západnyj véter) — wind blowing from the west
  • Ottoman Turkish: باتی (batı) — wind blowing from the west