easterly

See also: Easterly

English

Etymology

From easter +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.stə.li/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.stɚ.li/

Noun

easterly (plural easterlies)

1. (meteorology) Any persistent wind from the east (usually a broad current or belt of easterly winds).

Translations

wind blowing from the east

Chinese: Mandarin: 東風 / 东风 (zh) (dōngfēng) Danish: østenvind (da) c Hindi: पुरवाई (hi) f (purvāī), पुरवैया (hi) f (purvaiyā) Japanese: 東風 (ja) (kochi), 東風 (ja) (kochikaze) Latin: orientalis (la) m or f, orientale n Old Japanese: 東風 Russian: восто́чный ве́тер m (vostóčnyj véter) Swedish: östanvind (sv) c, östan (sv), östlig vind Ukrainian: схі́дний ві́тер m (sxídnyj víter)

See also

• equatorial easterly
• tropical easterly
• polar easterly

Adjective

easterly (comparative more easterly, superlative most easterly)

1. Facing the east; directed towards the east.

   an easterly course or voyage

2. Located towards or in the east.

   the easterly side of a lake

3. Coming from the east.

   an easterly wind

   • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 337, about St Abbs:

     The village itself is built on a ridge above the harbour, rows of sturdy cottages over which spume is hurled by easterly gales.

Synonyms

• eastly

Derived terms

• beasterly
• easterliness
• northeasterly
• southeasterly

Translations

from/to the east

Esperanto: orienta Galician: soán Russian: восто́чный (ru) m (vostóčnyj) Swedish: östlig (sv), ostlig (sv) Ukrainian: схі́дний (uk) m (sxídnyj)

Adverb

easterly (comparative more easterly, superlative most easterly)

1. In an eastward direction or position; towards the east.
2. From the east.

Synonyms

• eastly

Translations

from the east

Esperanto: oriente (eo) Old Norse: austan

Anagrams

• tresayle