easterly
adj.
moving or facing eastward; situated in the east; coming from the east
easterly
Noun
1. a wind from the east
(synonym) east wind, easter
(hypernym) wind, air current, current of air
(hyponym) levanter
Adjective
1. lying in or toward the east; "the east side of NY"; "eastern cities"
(synonym) eastern
(similar) east
2. from the east; used especially of winds; "an east wind"; "the winds are easterly"
(synonym) eastern
(similar) east
Adverb
1. from the east; "the winds blew easterly all night"
(antonym) westerly
(pertainym) east
Easterly
(adv.)
Toward, or in the direction of, the east.
(a.)
Situated, directed, or moving toward the east; as, the easterly side of a lake; an easterly course or voyage.
(a.)
Coming from the east; as, it was easterly wind.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
easterly
adj.
eastern
1. see east
adj.
2. situated, directed, or moving towards the east
پورب, شرق رو, جانب مشرق
easterly
Synonyms and related words:
E, Euroclydon, Tehuantepec wind, Tehuantepecer, antarctic, arctic, austral, bise, boreal, east, east wind, eastabout, eastbound, easter, eastermost, eastern, easternmost, eastward, eastwardly, eastwards, gregale, hyperborean, levanter, meridional, mistral, north, north wind, northbound, northeast, northeaster, northeasterly, northeastern, norther, northerly, northern, northernmost, northwest, northwester, northwesterly, northwestern, occidental, oriental, south, south wind, southbound, southeast, southeaster, southeasterly, southeastern, souther, southerly, southerly buster, southern, southernmost, southwest, southwester, southwesterly, southwestern, tramontane, west, west wind, westbound, wester, westerly, western, westernmost,
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.