easterly

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Like previous tests, the company plans to launch the Starship spacecraft on an easterly trajectory during a roughly hourlong flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The easterly breeze will strengthen further on Wednesday, making it feel rather chilly along some North Sea coasts.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

It was driven by strong easterly Santa Ana winds of 30 to 40 mph.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The easterly wind will also likely bring occasional wintry showers, with snow for some parts of the UK.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Cersei paced her cell, restless as the caged lions that had lived in the bowels of easterly Rock when she was a girl, a legacy of her grandfather’s time.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin