easterly

[ ee-ster-lee ]
/ ˈi stər li /
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adjective

moving, directed, or situated toward the east: an easterly course.
(especially of a wind) coming from the east: an easterly gale.

adverb

toward the east.
from the east.

noun, plural east·er·lies.

a wind that blows from the east.

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Origin of easterly

1540–50; obsolete easter eastern (see easterling) + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM easterly

east·er·li·ness, noun

Words nearby easterly

easter sepulcher, easter sunday, easter term, easter-ledges, easterling, easterly, easterly wave, eastern, eastern aden protectorate, eastern algonquian, eastern bloc
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Words related to easterly

east, eastward

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British Dictionary definitions for easterly

easterly
/ (ˈiːstəlɪ) /

adjective

of, relating to, or situated in the east

adverb, adjective

towards or in the direction of the east
from the eastan easterly wind

noun plural -lies

a wind from the east
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Scientific definitions for easterly

easterly
[ ē′stər-lē ]

A wind, especially a prevailing wind, that blows from the east. The trade winds in tropical regions and the prevailing winds in the polar regions are easterlies. See illustration at wind.
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