Hypertext Webster Gateway: "easterly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Easterly \East"er*ly\, a.
1. Coming from the east; as, it was easterly wind.
2. Situated, directed, or moving toward the east; as, the
easterly side of a lake; an easterly course or voyage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Easterly \East"er*ly\, adv.
Toward, or in the direction of, the east.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]
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