'Westerly' definitions:

Definition of 'westerly'

From: WordNet
adverb
Toward the west; "we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe
adverb
From the west; "the wind blew westerly" [ant: easterly]
adjective
Of wind; from the west [syn: westerly, western]
adjective
Moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers" [syn: westbound, westerly, westward]
noun
The winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth [syn: prevailing westerly, westerly]

Definition of 'Westerly'

From: GCIDE
  • Westerly \West"er*ly\, a. Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Westerly'

From: GCIDE
  • Westerly \West"er*ly\, adv. Toward the west; westward. [1913 Webster]

Westerly, RI -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Rhode Island

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Westerly, RI -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Rhode Island
Population (2000) :
17682
Housing Units (2000) :
7812
Land area (2000) :
15.973258 sq. miles (41.370546 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.517786 sq. miles (1.341059 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
16.491044 sq. miles (42.711605 sq. km)
FIPS code :
76820
Located within :
Rhode Island (RI), FIPS 44
Location :
41.374807 N, 71.818730 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
02891
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.