easterly

Meanings

Plural: easterlies

Noun

• a wind from the east
• Any persistent wind from the east (usually applied to broad currents or belts of easterly winds).

Adjective Satellite

• lying in or toward the east
• from the east; used especially of winds
  • "the winds are easterly"

Adverb

• from the east
  • "the winds blew easterly all night"

Adj

• Facing the east; directed towards the east.
• Located towards or in the east.
• Coming from the east.

Adv

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

Synonyms

east wind, easter, eastern, eastly

Antonyms

westerly

Related Words

equatorial easterly, polar easterly, tropical easterly

Anagrams of easterly