Westerly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth

of wind; from the west

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɛstɚli/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɛstəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɛstəli/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈɛstɚli/.

Examples

westbound pioneers
we began to steer away westerly
the wind blew westerly

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

westbound westward western prevailing westerly

Antonyms

easterly

Parts of Speech

noun	the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
adjective	of wind; from the west
adjective	moving toward the west “westbound pioneers”
adverb	toward the west; - Daniel Defoe “we began to steer away westerly”
adverb	from the west “the wind blew westerly”

Word Forms

westerly	adjective	of wind; from the west
westerly	noun	the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
wester	noun	wind that blows from west to east

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

westlich

die Westwinde, die in den gemäßigten Zonen der Erde auftreten

🇫🇷French

vers l'ouest

les vents de l'ouest qui se produisent dans les zones tempérées de la Terre

🇪🇸Spanish

oeste

los vientos del oeste que se dan en las zonas templadas de la Tierra

🇮🇹Italian

occidentale

i venti da ovest che si verificano nelle zone temperate della Terra

🇳🇱Dutch

westelijk

de winden uit het westen die voorkomen in de gematigde zones van de aarde

🇵🇹Portuguese

oeste

os ventos do oeste que ocorrem nas zonas temperadas da Terra

🇷🇺Russian

западный

ветры западного направления, возникающие в умеренных зонах Земли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पच्छमी

पश्चिम से आने वाली हवाएँ जो पृथ्वी के समशीतोष्ण क्षेत्रों में चलती हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

পশ্চিম দিকে

পশ্চিম থেকে আসা বাতাস যা পৃথিবীর নাতিশীতোষ্ণ অঞ্চলে ঘটে

🇮🇳Tamil

மேற்கு

பூமியின் மிதவெப்ப மண்டலங்களில் ஏற்படும் மேற்கிலிருந்து வரும் காற்று

🇮🇳Telugu

పశ్చిమాన

భూమి యొక్క సమశీతోష్ణ మండలాలలో సంభవించే పశ్చిమం నుండి గాలులు

🇮🇳Marathi

पश्चिमेकडील

पृथ्वीच्या समशीतोष्ण झोनमध्ये पश्चिमेकडून वाहणारे वारे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પશ્ચિમી

પૃથ્વીના સમશીતોષ્ણ ઝોનમાં પશ્ચિમમાંથી આવતા પવનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಶ್ಚಿಮಕ್ಕೆ

ಭೂಮಿಯ ಸಮಶೀತೋಷ್ಣ ವಲಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸುವ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮದಿಂದ ಗಾಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പടിഞ്ഞാറ്

ഭൂമിയുടെ മിതശീതോഷ്ണ മേഖലകളിൽ സംഭവിക്കുന്ന പടിഞ്ഞാറ് നിന്നുള്ള കാറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੱਛਮੀ

ਪੱਛਮ ਤੋਂ ਹਵਾਵਾਂ ਜੋ ਧਰਤੀ ਦੇ ਤਪਸ਼ ਵਾਲੇ ਖੇਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

مغربی

مغرب سے چلنے والی ہوائیں جو زمین کے معتدل علاقوں میں ہوتی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

西风

在地球温带地区吹来的西风

🇯🇵Japanese

西風

地球の温帯で発生する西からの風

🇰🇷Korean

서쪽으로

지구의 온대 지역에서 발생하는 서쪽에서 불어오는 바람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hướng tây

gió từ phía tây xảy ra ở vùng ôn đới của Trái đất

🇹🇭Thai

ไปทางทิศตะวันตก

ลมจากทิศตะวันตกที่เกิดขึ้นในเขตอบอุ่นของโลก

🇮🇩Indonesian

barat

angin dari barat yang terjadi di zona beriklim sedang di bumi

🇵🇭Filipino

pakanluran

ang mga hangin mula sa kanluran na nangyayari sa mga mapagtimpi na zone ng Earth

🇲🇾Malay

barat

angin dari barat yang berlaku di zon sederhana Bumi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غربي

الرياح الغربية التي تحدث في المناطق المعتدلة من الأرض

🇮🇷Persian

غربی

بادهایی از سمت غرب که در مناطق معتدل زمین رخ می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

batıya doğru

Dünyanın ılıman bölgelerinde meydana gelen batıdan gelen rüzgarlar

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַעֲרָבִי

הרוחות ממערב המתרחשות באזורים הממוזגים של כדור הארץ

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