Westerly is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for WESTERLY in dictionary:

VERB:
• Toward the west; westward.
NOUN:
• a wind from the west
• a wind blowing from the west
• the belt of prevailing westerly winds in medium latitudes in the southern hemisphere
• the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
• wind blowing from the west
ADVERB:
• towards the west
ADJECTIVE:
• in a westward position or direction
• (of a wind) blowing from the west
• of or in the west
• Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western.
• of wind; from the west
• moving toward the west

Words related to WESTERLY

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Words that contain WESTERLY

northwesterly22 southwesterly22

How to use WESTERLY in a sentence

• We marched down the Tongue river for two days, thence in a westerly direction over to the Rosebud, where we struck the main Indian trail, leading down this stream.
• Many weeks had they been detained by the westerly gales, and our vessel amongst the rest.
• The sky is clearing up and there is a westerly breeze that promises fine weather.
• They answered by pointing to the extreme westerly end of the island, whither I hastened and discovered their boat manned by half a dozen men.
• We have made a mile or two in a westerly direction in the same manner as yesterday.
• We had then a calm, which was succeeded by westerly winds, On the 27th, we had run down half our longitude, four degrees of which we sailed in the last twenty four hours.
• A slight westerly breeze was blowing, and evidently impeded the progress of the storm, which was beating up from seaward against the wind.
• The winds do range most commonly upon this coast in the summer time, westerly.
• We were steaming gently in a westerly direction all day, occasionally passing quite close to some small islands and banks of sand, a quite picturesque scene.
• The most westerly was surmounted by a ridge of high hills, higher probably than any other chain within the boundaries of Egypt.
• The man in the sloop could only stand on, hoping for the usual afternoon westerly to show its teeth.
• A southeast wind came backing up against the westerly.
• It was hot, the wooded heights of the island shutting off the cool westerly.
• Draw two dotted lines in a general easterly and westerly direction through the country to indicate the Northern, Central and Southern campaigns.
• West of this, and parallel with it, are three avenues somewhat longer, called Avenues C, B, and A, the last being the most westerly.
• The most westerly one is called Rucu-Pichincha, and alone manifests activity.
• About this time heavy westerly winds set in against the Campbell and drove her far out of her course and for weeks she beat about in the most horrible weather.
• This is its extreme north-eastern limit, the Caspian Sea being its westerly boundary.
• Among the Northumberland Islands, we have experienced westerly winds, but they blew in light breezes with fine weather.
• After passing Breaksea Spit, a westerly current was felt of nearly a knot an hour, which was also found to be the case in June, 1841.
• There is, however, an easterly current of nearly a knot an hour, in strong westerly winds.
• Towards the latter end of August, and in September, the winds are not quite so regular, and there are occasional intervals of two or three days of westerly winds.
• Pursuing a westerly course I found the river on my right at five miles.
• Juan Velasquez to Colima, and Villa Fuerte to Zacatollan, the most westerly provinces on the south sea.
• When he had thus passed the end of the pond Reade took another course at exactly right angles to the northerly course, but now going westerly.
• The drainage is all westerly and southerly into the Columbia river.
• On the 28th, fresh gales westerly, and fair weather.
• It affords good riding with the wind westerly, and regular soundings from eleven to five fathoms, stiff muddy ground across the bay for about two miles.

Similar words containing WESTER without suffix ly

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