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English Dictionary: Westerly by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
westerly
adv
  1. toward the west; "we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe
  2. from the west; "the wind blew westerly"
    Antonym(s): easterly
adj
  1. of wind; from the west
    Synonym(s): westerly, western
  2. moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers"
    Synonym(s): westbound, westerly, westward
n
  1. the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
    Synonym(s): prevailing westerly, westerly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Westerly \West"er*ly\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from
      the west; western.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Westerly \West"er*ly\, adv.
      Toward the west; westward.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Westerly, RI (CDP, FIPS 76820)
      Location: 41.37055 N, 71.81034 W
      Population (1990): 16477 (7019 housing units)
      Area: 37.6 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 02891
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