westerly

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

west·er·ly [westerly westerlies] adjective, noun BrE [ˈwestəli] NAmE [ˈwestərli]
adjective
1. only before noun in or towards the west
•travelling in a westerly direction
2. usually before noun (of winds)blowing from the west
•westerly gales
compare ↑west

Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: from obsolete wester ‘western’ + ↑-ly.
 
noun (pl. west·er·lies)
a wind that blows from the west
•light westerlies

Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: from obsolete wester ‘western’ + ↑-ly.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  westbound, westward, western, prevailing westerly