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
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adj
Facing the west; directed towards the west.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: westward, westly, ponent
Antonyms: easterly, eastward
adj
Located towards or in the west.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: western, westly, ponent, west
Antonyms: easterly, eastward, eastern
adj
Coming from the west.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: westly, ponent, eastward
Antonyms: easterly, westward
adv
Towards the west.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: westward
Antonyms: none provided
name
A town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.
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name
An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
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noun
A westerly wind or storm, one blowing or coming from the west.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
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adjective satellite
moving toward the west
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: westbound, westward
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
of wind; from the west
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: western
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
from the west
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: easterly
adverb
toward the west- Daniel Defoe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: prevailing westerly
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: west wind, wester
History
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Across languages
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