westerly
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Barra Golf Club, the most westerly course in Scotland, is best played in hiking boots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
By Thursday the winds will turn more westerly or north-westerly, bringing a fresher air mass and a cooler feel to the weather.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The fire in France's southwest Gironde region started with northerly winds, then westerly, then southerly, then easterly, then back again to the south, then the west...
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Instead of the usual easterly winds that blow from east to west, westerly winds develop.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026
The prevailing wind was westerly, as at Efrafa.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Others move the high pressure away to the east and allow the westerlies from the Atlantic to move back in.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Other research has suggested that these westerlies will strengthen over the next century due to climate change.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2024
“As we had made it clear before, the airship, used for meteorological research, unintentionally drifted into U.S. because of the westerlies and its limited self-steering capability,” Mr. Liu said.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
In this case, the balloon “deviated far from its planned course,” thanks to its “limited self-steering capability” and the strong wind currents of the westerlies.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2023
Cyclones and Weather.—The prevailing westerlies continue up into the margins of the polar zones.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
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