Westerlies

/ (ˈwɛstəlɪz) /

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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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Words nearby Westerlies

West End, Westenra, wester, Westergren method, westering, Westerlies, westerly, Westermarck, western, western alienation, Western Australia

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Here the fresh westerlies forsook us and we bobbed and blobbed about in doldrummy weather for many days.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover)|Jack London
We 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 London
The Gulf Stream and the prevailing westerlies later gave English vessels the advantage on the return voyage.
Influences of Geographic Environment|Ellen Churchill Semple
On the polar margins of the trade-wind zone lie the sub-tropical belts, of alternating trades and westerlies.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various

Towards the poles there is no obvious limit to the temperate zones, for the prevailing westerlies extend beyond the polar circles.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various

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