easterly

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Like previous tests, the company plans to launch the Starship spacecraft on an easterly trajectory during a roughly hourlong flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

A brisk easterly breeze will develop in southern England and south Wales.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Her mouth often pulls to the right when she speaks, her admirable non-native English tugged easterly in a Finnish accent.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Since 2011, scientists have tracked the recurring appearance of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, a massive band of gulfweed that moves from the equator toward the Caribbean during periods of strong easterly winds.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025

The mighty Lannisters of easterly Rock, the Wardens of the West, had remained aloof from the struggle, ignoring calls to arms from both rebels and royalists.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin