WESTERLIES

Meaning of WESTERLIES in English

the belt of prevailing westerly winds in medium latitudes in the southern hemisphere.

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WESTERLIES — n. general term for storms or winds blowing from the west to the east
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WESTERLIES — This is the name for a broad zone of the mid-latituides where winds blow most frequently from the west. Also …
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WESTERLIES — pl (морское) весты, западные ветры
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WESTERLIES — n pl мор. весты, западные ветры
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WESTERLIES — (n) западные ветры
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WESTERLIES — (0) весты
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WESTERLIES — n pl мор. весты, западные ветры
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WESTERLIES — n pl мор. весты, западные ветры
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WESTERLIES — n. западные ветры
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WESTERLIES — n. западные ветры
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WESTERLIES — pl (морское) весты, западные ветры
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PREVAILING WESTERLIES — noun plural : the average or normal westerly winds of the middle latitudes
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WESTERLY — I. ˈwestə(r)lē, -li; - R -təl- sometimes -t ə l- adjective Etymology: obsolete English wester western (from Middle English, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLOCKING — I. noun ( -s ) 1. : the act of one that blocks: as a. : the act of obstructing, …
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PLANETARY WIND — noun : one of the major winds the trade winds, countertrades, and prevailing westerlies are planetary winds
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WESTERLY — — westerliness , n. /wes"teuhr lee/ , adj., adv., n., pl. westerlies . adj. 1. moving, directed, or situated toward …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WESTERLY — ■ adjective & adverb 1》 in a westward position or direction. 2》 (of a wind) blowing from the west. ■ …
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VARIABLES — the region of light, variable winds to the north of the NE trade winds or (in the southern hemisphere) between …
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VARIABLE — ■ adjective 1》 not consistent or having a fixed pattern; liable to vary. ↘ Mathematics (of a quantity) able to …
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HORSE LATITUDES — ■ plural noun a belt of calm air and sea occurring in both the northern and southern hemispheres between the …
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WIND — in climatology, the movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth. Winds play a significant role in determining …
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TRICELLULAR THEORY — obsolescent model of the Earth's wind systems that represents them as three parallel wind cells or belts in each hemisphere. …
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EDDY — fluid current whose flow direction differs from that of the general flow; the motion of the whole fluid is the …
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ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION — large-scale wind systems arranged in several eastwest belts that encircle the Earth. In the subtropical high-pressure belts near latitudes 30 …
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ROSSBY, CARL-GUSTAF ARVID — born Dec. 28, 1898, Stockholm died Aug. 19, 1957, Stockholm Swedish-U.S. meteorologist whose innovations in the study of large-scale air …
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WESTERLY — / ˈwestəli; NAmE -ərli/ adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. [ only before noun ] in or towards the west …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WESTERLY — I. west ‧ er ‧ ly 1 /ˈwestəli $ -ərli/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ west …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EDDY — A small disturbance of wind in a large wind flow, which can produce turbulent conditions. They can also be areas …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
CUTOFF LOW — A closed low which has become completely displaced (cut off) from basic westerly current, and moves independently of that current. …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
CUTOFF LOW — A closed low which has become completely displaced (cut off) from basic westerly current, and moves independently of that current. …
A Comprehensive English Glossary Of Weather
ВЕСТЫ — мн. ч.; мор. westerlies Синон.: западные ветры мн. ч.; мор. westerlies Синон.: западные ветры
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