adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a southerly/westerly etc direction
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A strong wind was blowing from an easterly direction.
an easterly/westerly etc breeze
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A gentle easterly breeze was blowing in from the Atlantic.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
wind
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Prevailing westerly winds spread acid rain across the country, however.
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The westerly wind freshened and howled dismally in our rigging all that night.
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The normal southerly or westerly wind of that season did not materialise.
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The westerly wind will remain light so it will feel pleasantly warm in the sunshine.
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The rain had become fog, which was presently replaced by scattered flurries and a hard westerly wind .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The storm is moving in a westerly direction.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A westerly return movement occurs between mid-October and December, but fewer birds are noticed.
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Except in the most westerly provinces, the land was redeemed not by individual peasants but by the village commune.
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He based his explanation on a movement away from the poles and a westerly drift of the land-masses.
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Prevailing westerly winds spread acid rain across the country, however.
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The eternal westerly swell rolled lazily across our wake and wiped out the last trace of our intrusion.
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The normal southerly or westerly wind of that season did not materialise.
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The rain had become fog, which was presently replaced by scattered flurries and a hard westerly wind.