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easterly

[ee-ster-lee] / ˈi stər li /
ADJECTIVE
eastern
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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

Eastern time on its 13th demo mission, soaring on an easterly trajectory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Instead of the usual easterly winds that blow from east to west, westerly winds develop.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026

German media reports that conditions are tough at the sea-shore with an icy easterly wind.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

"I have not told you the worst of it, child. The men I sent west have brought back word that a new host is gathering at easterly Rock."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

However, not all easterlies are made equal and in this case, the air that will be heading our way is not as cold was it was in 2018.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2025

The researchers found that changes in regional wind patterns — from warm-inducing westerlies to cold-bringing easterlies — were linked to both the warming and cooling periods the peninsula has undergone.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2016

On Wednesday morning, with easterlies blowing, he went out to recheck his lines for the prevailing wind.

From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2010

For 84 days, Vihlen bobbed and tossed in the prevailing easterlies, subsisted on little else but bread and water, yet kept his sea legs and once happily waved greetings to a curious U.S. submarine.

From Time Magazine Archive

But he had had frequent experience with the vagaries of easterlies, and he knew that a summer easterly, when it comes, holds menacing possibilities.

From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Holman Day




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