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Definition of westerly noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

westerly

noun

/ˈwestəli/

/ˈwestərli/

(plural westerlies)

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a wind that blows from the west
- light westerlies
Topics Weatherc2
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from obsolete wester ‘western’ + -ly.

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