easterly
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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
Combined with a broader weakening of easterly winds along the equator, this allows tropical waters in the western Pacific to warm and sea levels to rise.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026
It was driven by strong easterly Santa Ana winds of 30 to 40 mph.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
He had set off on an easterly course, but the undergrowth had grown denser as he progressed.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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
