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