westerly
/ˈwɛs.tɚ.li/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Coming from the west; originating in the west.
noun
A westerly wind or storm, one blowing or coming from the west.
name
name
An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
Example Sentences
- "a westerly wind"
- "a westerly breeze"
- "Don’t be so darn foolish. It’s the calm afore the storm, Winslow. She were a gentle westerly wind yer cursin’. Only feels roughly ‘cause you don’t know nothin’ bout nothin’ and there ain’t no trees on this here rock like your Hudson Bay bush. Nor’Easterly wind’ll come soon a-blowin’ like Gabriel’s horn. Best board up them signal house winders."
- "a westerly course"
- "a westerly voyage"
- "Tall, blue-eyed, this proud and stubborn Genoese seaman first visited Portugal, proposing his scheme for a westerly voyage in search of the Indies."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈwɛs.tɚ.li/
- British English: /ˈwɛs.tə(ɹ).li/