westerly
西方,西行,西部地区,西部
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Definitions
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- : moving, directed, or situated toward the west: the westerly end of the field.
- : coming from the west: a westerly gale.
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- : toward the west: to escape westerly.
- : from the west: a sharp wind blowing westerly.
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plural west·er·lies.
- : a wind that blows from the west: an occasional westerly that pommeled the island.
- : westerlies, any semipermanent belt of westerly winds, especially those that prevail at latitudes lying between the tropical and polar regions of the earth.
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North and westerly breezes stay very light until a noticeable gust or two possible nearer sunset.
The area’s prevailing westerly winds then bring all that moist air ashore as low-level clouds — fog with occasional drizzle — that usually burns off as temperatures rise throughout the morning.
Upper 80s to low 90s are possible, with a westerly breeze near 5 mph not being quite refreshing enough to offset some of this summer resurgence, arguably.
Calming westerly breezes help us feel less cold, in conjunction with milder low temperatures bottoming out before dawn in the upper 30s to mid-40s.
High temperatures are in the upper 70s to low 80s but westerly winds gust near 50 mph as sustained winds approach 30 mph for a time.
Strong easterly winds drove the fire down the westerly slopes of the Carmel Range.
The sun was printing over the floor the shadow skeleton of the juniper-tree by the westerly window.
But from south-westerly winds, were no further advanced by the 8th than the meridian of Cape Chatham.
Among the Northumberland Islands, we have experienced westerly winds, but they blew in light breezes with fine weather.
The westerly wind turned out very light, and without a good sailing breeze racing becomes peaceful repose.
There was a soft westerly breeze at the time, which gave a short beat out to the Needles.