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easterly

 
Dictionary: east·er·ly   (ē'stər-lē) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Situated toward the east.
  2. Coming or being from the east: easterly winds.
n., pl., -lies.
A storm or wind coming from the east.

easterly east'er·ly adv.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a wind from the east
  Synonyms: east wind, easter


The adjective easterly has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: lying in or toward the east
  Synonym: eastern

Meaning #2: from the east; used especially of winds
  Synonym: eastern


The adverb easterly has one meaning:

Meaning #1: from the east
  Antonym: westerly (meaning #2)
  Derived from adjective: east (meaning #1)


Translations: Easterly
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - østlig, fra øst, østen-, øst-, mod øst
adv. - østpå, mod øst
n. - østenvind

Nederlands (Dutch)
oostelijk, oostenwind

Français (French)
adj. - oriental, d'est (oriental), à l'est, à l'orient, en direction de l'est, vers l'est
adv. - vers l'est
n. - est, orient

Deutsch (German)
adj. - östlich
adv. - östlich
n. - Ostwind

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανατολικός
adv. - ανατολικά, προς την ανατολή, (για άνεμο) από την ανατολή
n. - απηλιώτης, ανατολικός άνεμος

Italiano (Italian)
dell'Est

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - do leste, oriental
n. - vento (m) do leste

Русский (Russian)
восточный, восточное направление

Español (Spanish)
adj. - oriental, del este
adv. - oriental, del este
n. - oriental, del este

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - östlig
adv. - från öster
n. - östlig vind

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
东的, 从东的, 向东的, 向东, 东风

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 東的, 從東的, 向東的
adv. - 向東
n. - 東風

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 동쪽의
adv. - 동쪽에서
n. - 동풍

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 東寄りの, 東方への, 東方の, 東から吹く
adv. - 東の方へ, 東の方から, 東方へ
n. - 東風

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شرقي (ظرف) مشرقا (الاسم) رياح شرقيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מזרחי, בכיוון מזרחי‬
adv. - ‮מזרחי, בכיוון מזרח‬
n. - ‮רוח הנושבת מהמזרח, רוח קדים, שרקיה‬


 
 
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