easterly

Example Sentences

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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

German media reports that conditions are tough at the sea-shore with an icy easterly wind.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Her mouth often pulls to the right when she speaks, her admirable non-native English tugged easterly in a Finnish accent.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Alas, it was safe at easterly Rock, and he was not.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin