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westerlies

westerlies is the plural of westerly.

Meaning of westerly

Noun

westerly (plural westerlies)

  1. A westerly wind or storm, one blowing or coming from the west.
    • A road that runs due west from Dale passes the village church and Dale Castle, and a footpath continues to Westdale Bay, a sandy beach used by surfers when the westerlies send great rollers crashing in from the Atlantic.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 141
    Synonyms:
    zephyr

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Questions about westerlies

What is westerlies the plural of?
Westerlies is the plural of westerly.

Words near westerlies in the dictionary

  1. westerings
  2. Westerkwartier
  3. Westerland
  4. Westerleigh
  5. Westerleigh and Coalpit Heath
  6. westerlies
  7. westerliness
  8. Westerling
  9. Westerlings
  10. westerly
  11. Westerman

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