Westerlies
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The artists found shared ground in New York and formed The Westerlies in 2011, citing their high school educations as a key factor.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
China says its big balloon was a meteorological and research one that got picked up by the Westerlies.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
“It is a civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological, purposes. Affected by the Westerlies and with limited self-steering capability, the airship deviated far from its planned course,” read the Foreign Ministry’s statement.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023
An arty quartet featuring two trumpeters and two trombonists, mixing ideas from jazz, new classical and Appalachian folk, the Westerlies don’t really have the option of doing a straightforward cover of most songs.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2020
It seems rather as though the great gales of the Westerlies must begin in these latitudes with such mild disturbances as we have just experienced.
From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Robert Falcon Scott
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