Westerlies
/ (ˈwɛstəlɪz) /
meteorol the prevailing winds blowing from the west on the poleward sides of the horse latitudes, often bringing depressions and anticyclones
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How to use Westerlies in a sentence
Here the fresh Westerlies forsook us and we bobbed and blobbed about in doldrummy weather for many days.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover) | Jack LondonWe continued to run to the north-east before the fresh Westerlies, but our quest for warmer weather seemed vain.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover) | Jack LondonThe Gulf Stream and the prevailing Westerlies later gave English vessels the advantage on the return voyage.
Influences of Geographic Environment | Ellen Churchill SempleOn the polar margins of the trade-wind zone lie the sub-tropical belts, of alternating trades and Westerlies.
Towards the poles there is no obvious limit to the temperate zones, for the prevailing Westerlies extend beyond the polar circles.
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