'Easterly' definitions:
Definition of 'easterly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
From the east; "the winds blew easterly all night" [ant: westerly]
adjective
Lying in or toward the east; "the east side of New York"; "eastern cities" [syn: easterly, eastern]
adjective
From the east; used especially of winds; "an eastern wind"; "the winds are easterly" [syn: easterly, eastern]
noun
Definition of 'Easterly'
From: GCIDE
- Easterly \East"er*ly\, a.
- 1. Coming from the east; as, it was easterly wind. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Situated, directed, or moving toward the east; as, the easterly side of a lake; an easterly course or voyage. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Easterly'
From: GCIDE
- Easterly \East"er*ly\, adv. Toward, or in the direction of, the east. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'easterly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antarctic,
- arctic,
- austral,
- bise,
- boreal,
- E,
- east,
- east wind,
- eastabout,
- eastbound,
- easter,
- eastermost,
- eastern,
- easternmost,
- eastward,
- eastwardly,
- eastwards,
- Euroclydon,
- 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,
- Tehuantepec wind,
- Tehuantepecer,
- tramontane,
- west,
- west wind,
- westbound,
- wester,
- westerly,
- western,
- westernmost