westerly in English

adjective
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in a westward position or direction.
the westerly end of Sunset Boulevard
noun
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a wind blowing from the west.
Research showed that the prevailing westerly would blow the pollution out from the city to the Hauraki Gulf and the sea breeze would bring it back again, so for one to three days it would build up until a sou'wester blew it away again.
noun
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an industrial and resort town in southwestern Rhode Island, on the Connecticut border; population 23,377 (est. 2008).

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1. Antitrades definition is - the prevailing westerly winds of middle latitudes : the westerly winds above the trade winds.

2. Antitrades, westerly winds lying above the trade winds in the tropics.

3. Amigos Taqueria Y Tequila 2 Canal Street Westerly, RI ~ 401-315-5800

4. Cold fronts affect the area and sometimes bring strong westerly winds behind them.

5. Westerly winds bring thunderstorms to Mecca during winter and hailstorms sometimes also occur.

6. After having tasted the local beers, the fleet starts in strong North Westerly winds.

7. It drifted west-northwestward, and on April 21 separated from the westerly wind system.

8. Antitrades [′an·tē‚trādz] (meteorology) A deep layer of westerly winds in the troposphere above …

9. Westerly winds kick up condensation, forming cumulonimbus clouds which begin to revolve around a central axis.

10. Continue in a westerly direction until you reach a moraine with a large depression a short distance ahead.

11. But this valley is not in the vicinity of the more westerly “Fish Gate” and the “second quarter.”

12. The greater part of Germany lies in the cool/temperate climatic zone in which humid westerly winds predominate.

13. then in a westerly direction along the north coast of the Limfjord to the southernmost point of Agger Tange

14. In general, westerly wind increases associated with the Madden–Julian oscillation lead to increased tropical cyclogenesis in all basins.

15. Alberta, most westerly of Canada’s three Prairie Provinces, occupying the continental interior of the western part of the country

16. then in a westerly direction along the north coast of the Limfjord to the southernmost point af Agger Tange

17. When the polar vortex is strong, its effect can be felt at the surface as a westerly wind (toward the east).

18. (Acts 27:14, 17, footnote) By skillful seamanship, they managed to direct the vessel away from Africa on a westerly course.

19. Czech definition, a member of the most westerly branch of the Slavs, comprising the Bohemians, or Czechs proper, and, sometimes, the Moravians

20. The iconic Aran sweater takes its name from the trio of islands at Ireland's most westerly point, just off the coast of County Galway.

21. This buckling of the jet stream dragged with it a wave of low pressure from the west, a system PMD calls the "westerly wave."

22. Blustery definition, characterized by strong, gusty wind:It's a Blustery day, with a stiff westerly whipping across the valley keeping the temperature on the cool side

23. The ozone hole occurs during the Antarctic spring, from September to early December, as strong westerly winds start to circulate around the continent and create an atmospheric container.

24. This wind system collapses in the afternoon when the Mediterranean-Sea breeze descends towards the Dead-Sea as strong north-westerly winds and hot because of adiabatic heating.

25. Alternative Titles: Batswana, Bechuana, Botswana Tswana, also called Motswana (singular) or Batswana (plural), formerly spelled Bechuana, westerly division of the Sotho, a Bantu-speaking people of South Africa and Botswana.

26. Kona storms (also called Kona lows) are a type of seasonal cyclone in the Hawaiian Islands, usually formed in the winter from winds coming from the westerly "kona" (normally leeward) direction.

27. In many cases, closed isohypses appear on the upper-level charts, showing that the westerly flow has been completely disrupted and that easterly winds are present aloft, over part of the continent.

28. Prevailing westerly winds blow moist air from the Tasman Sea onto the mountains; the cooling of this air as it rises produces a prodigious amount of rainfall, exceeding seven metres in many parts of the park.

29. ‘Ellen MacArthur's bid to Circumnavigate the globe in record time received a cruel setback when her mast was damaged.’ ‘The Challenge is a prestigious yacht race, westerly circumnavigating the world against the prevailing winds and tides.’

30. A Backword item we uncovered from our January 1998 issue hit home: A Day at The Paragon It was a bright November day when the staff of Catalog Age descended on the Paragon catalog in Westerly, RI

31. The Antitrades were formerly regarded as return currents carrying away, to higher latitudes, the air that rises in the intertropical convergence zones, the westerly component being due to the conservation of angular momentum as the air moves into higher latitudes.

32. The Commingling of the two currents gives rise frequently to westerly and occasionally to easterly winds. The Onondaga fauna which succeeded appears to have resulted from the Commingling of the resident lower Devonian fauna with new emigrants from Europe by way of the Arctic regions.

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34. In physical geology, Aspect is the compass direction that a slope faces (it is also known as exposure).For example, a slope on the eastern edge of the Rockies toward the Great Plains is described as having an easterly Aspect.A slope which falls down to a deep valley on its western side and a shallower one on its eastern side has a westerly Aspect or is a west-facing slope.

35. The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Denmark at #o#′ north; then due west to #o#′ east; then due north to #o#′ north; then due west to the coast of Scotland; then in a southerly direction along the coasts of Scotland and England to a point at #o#′ north; then due east to the coast of Germany; then in a northeasterly direction along the coast of Jutland to Thyboroen; then in a southerly and easterly direction along the south coast of the Limfjord to Egensekloster Point; then across the eastern entrance of the Limfjord to Hals; then in a westerly direction along the north coast of the Limfjord to the southernmost point of Agger Tange; then in a northerly direction along the west coast of Jutland to the point of beginning

36. — The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Denmark at 57o00′ north; then due west to 8o00′ east; then due north to 57o30′ north; then due west to the coast of Scotland; then in a southerly direction along the coasts of Scotland and England to a point at 53o30′ north; then due east to the coast of Germany; then in a northeasterly direction along the coast of Jutland to Thyboroen; then in a southerly and easterly direction along the south coast of the Limfjord to Egensekloster Point; then across the eastern entrance of the Limfjord to Hals; then in a westerly direction along the north coast of the Limfjord to the southernmost point of Agger Tange; then in a northerly direction along the west coast of Jutland to the point of beginning.

37. The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Denmark at #° #′ north; then due west to #° #′ east; then due north to #° #′ north; then due west to the coast of Scotland; then in a southerly direction along the coasts of Scotland and England to a point at #° #′ north; then due east to the coast of Germany; then in a north-easterly direction along the coast of Jutland to Thyboroen; then in a southerly and easterly direction along the south coast of the Limfjord to Egensekloster Point; then across the eastern entrance of the Limfjord to Hals; then in a westerly direction along the north coast of the Limfjord to the southernmost point of Agger Tange; then in a northerly direction along the west coast of Jutland to the point of beginning

38. The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Denmark at 57o00′ north; then due west to 8o00′ east; then due north to 57o30′ north; then due west to the coast of Scotland; then in a southerly direction along the coasts of Scotland and England to a point at 53o30′ north; then due east to the coast of Germany; then in a northeasterly direction along the coast of Jutland to Thyboroen; then in a southerly and easterly direction along the south coast of the Limfjord to Egensekloster Point; then across the eastern entrance of the Limfjord to Hals; then in a westerly direction along the north coast of the Limfjord to the southernmost point of Agger Tange; then in a northerly direction along the west coast of Jutland to the point of beginning.

39. – ICES statistical division IVb The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Denmark at 57° 00′ north; then due west to 8° 00′ east; then due north to 57° 30′ north; then due west to the coast of Scotland; then in a southerly direction along the coasts of Scotland and England to a point at 53° 30′ north; then due east to the coast of Germany; then in a north-easterly direction along the coast of Jutland to Thyboroen; then in a southerly and easterly direction along the south coast of the Limfjord to Egensekloster Point; then across the eastern entrance of the Limfjord to Hals; then in a westerly direction along the north coast of the Limfjord to the southernmost point of Agger Tange; then in a northerly direction along the west coast of Jutland to the point of beginning.

40. — The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Denmark at 57° 00′ north; then due west to 8° 00′ east; then due north to 57° 30′ north; then due west to the coast of Scotland; then in a southerly direction along the coasts of Scotland and England to a point at 53° 30′ north; then due east to the coast of Germany; then in a north-easterly direction along the coast of Jutland to Thyboroen; then in a southerly and easterly direction along the south coast of the Limfjord to Egensekloster Point; then across the eastern entrance of the Limfjord to Hals; then in a westerly direction along the north coast of the Limfjord to the southernmost point of Agger Tange; then in a northerly direction along the west coast of Jutland to the point of beginning.

41. The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Denmark at 57° 00′ north; then due west to 8° 00′ east; then due north to 57° 30′ north; then due west to the coast of Scotland; then in a southerly direction along the coasts of Scotland and England to a point at 53° 30′ north; then due east to the coast of Germany; then in a north-easterly direction along the coast of Jutland to Thyboroen; then in a southerly and easterly direction along the south coast of the Limfjord to Egensekloster Point; then across the eastern entrance of the Limfjord to Hals; then in a westerly direction along the north coast of the Limfjord to the southernmost point of Agger Tange; then in a northerly direction along the west coast of Jutland to the point of beginning.