Associations to the word «Easterly»

Wiktionary

EASTERLY, noun. (meteorology) Any persistent wind from the east (usually applied to broad currents or belts of easterly winds).
EASTERLY, adjective. Facing the east; directed towards the east.
EASTERLY, adjective. Located towards the east.
EASTERLY, adjective. Coming from the east.
EASTERLY, adverb. In an eastward direction or position; towards the east.
EASTERLY, adverb. From the east.

Dictionary definition

EASTERLY, noun. A wind from the east.
EASTERLY, adverb. From the east; "the winds blew easterly all night".
EASTERLY, adjective. Lying in or toward the east; "the east side of New York"; "eastern cities".
EASTERLY, adjective. From the east; used especially of winds; "an eastern wind"; "the winds are easterly".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats