the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
<noun.phenomenon> [ adv ]
toward the west
<adv.all> we began to steer away westerly
from the west
<adv.all> the wind blew westerly [ adj ]
of wind; from the west
<adj.all>
moving toward the west
<adj.all> westbound pioneers
Westerly \West"er*ly\, a. Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western.
Westerly \West"er*ly\, adv. Toward the west; westward.
Chop 'em, burn 'em or plow them under, but get rid of them before the next westerly wind starts to blow.
The steep change in pressure between that high and a low over northern Manitoba channeled gusty westerly wind over the northern Rockies in Montana.
On the battlefield, they say, gas would be little more than a nuisance, due to Israeli preparedness and prevailing westerly winds.
The storm was moving in a westerly direction at 10 mph, with winds diminished to 45 mph, the center said.
At 2 p.m. HST Tuesday, the hurricane was 450 miles southeast of Hilo, on Hawaii Island, moving slightly north of a westerly course at 12 mph, the National Weather Service said.
He said the air had a chance to cool longer than usual in the north because it was trapped by westerly circulation that kept most of Canada warm much of the winter.
THE CZECHS were always the most westerly of the Slav nations of Europe but for nearly 50 years their incorporation into the Soviet empire turned them reluctantly towards the east.
The bird flew 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, apparently swept off course by westerly gales while migrating to South America for the winter, said Nick Riddiford, a warden at the Fair Isle Bird Observatory.
Officials are especially anxious since infestation by the fly, which attacks livestock, wildlife and humans, has been reported moving toward Egypt these days, borne by westerly winds.