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Westerlies

British  
/ ˈwɛstəlɪz /

plural noun

  1. meteorol the prevailing winds blowing from the west on the poleward sides of the horse latitudes, often bringing depressions and anticyclones

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Westerlies Fest 2024 concludes May 11 with the band’s traditional spotlight at the Royal Room.

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

Among the performers are Owls, a string quartet, and the Westerlies, a brass quartet.

From New York Times Aug. 26, 2022

Small or large they roll along under the Westerlies, translated by friction, and invariably moving for most of their course in an easterly direction, like their tractor above.

From Reading the Weather by Thomas Morris Longstreth

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