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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Westerly \West"er*ly\, a.
Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from
the west; western.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Westerly \West"er*ly\, adv
Toward the west; westward.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
westerly
adj 1: lying in or toward the west [syn: {western}]
2: of wind; from the west [syn: {western}]
3: moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers" [syn: {westbound},
{westward}]
n : a wind from the west [syn: {west wind}, {wester}]
adv 1: toward the west; "we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel
Defoe
2: from the west; "the wind blew westerly" [ant: {easterly}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Westerly, RI (CDP, FIPS 76820)
Location: 41.37055 N, 71.81034 W
Population (1990): 16477 (7019 housing units)
Area: 37.6 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 02891
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