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.

RELATED WORDS

east, eastward

Nearby words

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

Origin of easterly

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

Related forms

east·er·li·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for easterly

Each pilot made an easterly course toward Fallujah, heading back to the LZ beyond Camp Schwedler.
The Night the SEALS Captured the Butcher of Fallujah|Patrick Robinson|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Afternoon weather for central London is predicted to be 12C, light rain, easterly breeze with the evening, largely overcast.
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The summer that followed was cold and ungenial, with easterly winds, though fortunately it brightened up somewhat for the harvest.
Nature Near London|Richard Jefferies
We now pursued our way along the coast-line of Dhofar in an easterly direction.
Southern Arabia|Theodore Bent

Then Easterly proposed buying controlling interests in certain large mills and gradually consolidating them.
The Quest of the Silver Fleece|W. E. B. Du Bois
The fixed star formed with Jupiter and the most easterly satellite an equilateral triangle, as in the figure.
The Sidereal Messenger of Galileo Galilei|Galileo Galilei
Its course is then easterly, and after passing Wu-chow Fu it crosses the frontier into Kwang-tung.
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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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Science 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.