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westerly
west·er·ly / ˈwestərlē/ • adj. & adv. in a westward position or direction: [as adj.] the westerly end of Sunset Boulevard | [as adv.] our plan was to keep westerly. ∎ (of a wind) blowing from the west: [as adj.] a stiff westerly breeze. • n. (often westerlies) a wind blowing from the west. ∎ (westerlies) the belt of prevailing westerly winds in the mid-latitudes of the northern and southern hemispheres. |
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"westerly." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "westerly." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-westerly005.html "westerly." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-westerly005.html |
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Westerly
Westerly town (1990 pop. 21,605), Washington co., extreme SW R.I., between the Pawcatuck River and Block Island Sound; inc. 1669. Formerly important industries include textile manufacturing (dating from 1814), and granite quarrying (since c.1850). Westerly's current manufactures include musical instruments, and there is a substantial trade market. The town, which serves as a bedroom community and a popular resort, actually embraces 11 different villages. A bridge (1932) connects the village of Westerly with Connecticut. |
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"Westerly." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Westerly." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Westerly.html "Westerly." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Westerly.html |
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Westerly
Wes·ter·ly / ˈwestərlē/ an industrial and resort town in southwestern Rhode Island, on the Connecticut border; pop. 22,966. |
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"Westerly." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Westerly." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-westerly.html "Westerly." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-westerly.html |
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westerlies
westerlies Popular term for the prevailing, eastward-moving airstreams in the mid-latitudes of the northern and southern hemispheres.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "westerlies." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "westerlies." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-westerlies.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "westerlies." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-westerlies.html |
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westerly
•biyearly, really, yearly
•Beardsley • lawyerly • immediately
•hourly • cowardly • surely • marbly
•pebbly
•neighbourly (US neighborly)
•dribbly, scribbly
•Kimberley
•bobbly, wobbly
•Stromboli
•bubbly, lubberly, rubbly, stubbly
•husbandly • hyperbole
•creaturely, teacherly
•Wycherley • elderly
•fiddly, twiddly
•orderly • puddly
•Offaly, waffly
•snuffly
•straggly, waggly
•spangly • laggardly • beggarly
•jiggly, squiggly, wiggly, wriggly
•niggardly • sluggardly • leisurely
•gingerly • soldierly • curmudgeonly
•rascally • treacly • tickly • broccoli
•knuckly • melancholy • sailorly
•scholarly • gentlemanly • seamanly
•anomaly • yeomanly • womanly
•mannerly • panoply • Connolly
•Gallipoli, ripply, tripoli
•dimply
•monopoly, oligopoly
•rumply • purply • matronly
•squirrelly • scoundrelly • Thessaly
•thistly • tinselly • muscly
•Natalie, philately, rattly
•dastardly
•headmasterly, masterly
•schoolmasterly • westerly • painterly
•easterly • Italy • winterly
•sisterly, systole
•writerly • doctorly • quarterly
•fatherly • grandfatherly • weatherly
•northerly
•brotherly, motherly, southerly
•grandmotherly • gravelly • Beverley
•weaselly • frizzly • wizardly • miserly
•Rosalie
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"westerly." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "westerly." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-westerly.html "westerly." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-westerly.html |
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