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  4  definitions  found 
 
  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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