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easterly

[ee-ster-lee] / ˈi stər li /
ADJECTIVE
eastern
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The fire in France's southwest Gironde region started with northerly winds, then westerly, then southerly, then easterly, then back again to the south, then the west...

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Combined with a broader weakening of easterly winds along the equator, this allows tropical waters in the western Pacific to warm and sea levels to rise.

From Science Daily Jun. 15, 2026

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

So to mark his manhood, Tyrion was given charge of all the drains and cisterns within easterly Rock.

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

However, not all easterlies are made equal and in this case, the air that will be heading our way is not as cold was it was in 2018.

From BBC Feb. 7, 2025

The researchers found that changes in regional wind patterns — from warm-inducing westerlies to cold-bringing easterlies — were linked to both the warming and cooling periods the peninsula has undergone.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2016

On Wednesday morning, with easterlies blowing, he went out to recheck his lines for the prevailing wind.

From New York Times Jul. 15, 2010

For 84 days, Vihlen bobbed and tossed in the prevailing easterlies, subsisted on little else but bread and water, yet kept his sea legs and once happily waved greetings to a curious U.S. submarine.

From Time Magazine Archive

But he had had frequent experience with the vagaries of easterlies, and he knew that a summer easterly, when it comes, holds menacing possibilities.

From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Holman Day




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