dictionary definitions for "easterly"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  easterly
      adj 1: lying in or toward the east; "the east side of NY"; "eastern
             cities" [syn: eastern]
      2: from the east; used especially of winds; "an east wind";
         "the winds are easterly" [syn: eastern]
      n : a wind from the east [syn: east wind, easter]
      adv : from the east; "the winds blew easterly all night" [ant:
            westerly]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Easterly \East"er*ly\, a.
     1. Coming from the east; as, it was easterly wind.
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     2. Situated, directed, or moving toward the east; as, the
        easterly side of a lake; an easterly course or voyage.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Easterly \East"er*ly\, adv.
     Toward, or in the direction of, the east.
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