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Meaning of westerly | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈwɛs.tə(ɹ).li

Definitions

  1. A westerly wind or storm, one blowing or coming from the west.
  2. A town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

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Examples

“A road that runs due west from Dale passes the village church and Dale Castle, and a footpath continues to Westdale Bay, a sandy beach used by surfers when the westerlies send great rollers crashing in from the Atlantic.”

CEFR level

C2
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