wester
1 Americannoun
verb (used without object)
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(of heavenly bodies) to move or tend westward.
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to shift or veer toward the west.
verb
noun
Etymology
Origin of wester1
First recorded in 1920–25; west + -er 1
Origin of wester2
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at west, -er 6
Example Sentences
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Dogs were also potentially domesticated more than once—evidence suggests our household companions came from a relatively recent instance in wester Eurasia.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2021
Unexpectedly, about four a.m., a violent sandy and misty wester began to blow; and all fancied that we had set sail to the south.
From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
They mistake words for ideas, and their tongues travel 501 tew just about az mutch purpose az a boy’s wind mill duz, in the teeth ov a stiff nor wester.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw
The site rises some 2,000 feet above sea-level, and the strong wester twists the trees.
From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Sir Richard Francis Burton
They were following the rocky road along the wester hillside of the pasture hollow.
From Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by David Graham Phillips
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