easterly
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++eas·ter·ly1 /ˈiːstəli $ -ərli/ adjective 1 SGtowards or in the east 向东方的；在东方的 We drove off in an easterly direction. 我们驾车向东驶去。2. SGan easterly wind comes from the east 〔风〕来自东方的Examples from the Corpus
easterly• These easterly areas cater predominantly for caravans, camping and chalets, offering the tourist many facilities and entertainment.• Do you think you could pull me up and then point me in an easterly direction once we're outside?• Then do the same on an easterly or westerly heading.• The most easterly section of the Siberian Line was the Kolyvano-Kuznetsk fortified Line.• According to the map we were supposed to leave the road and take an easterly track up the plateau.• On the other hand fetch is the limiting factor in the height of waves generated by easterly winds over the North Sea.• Sunday, June 10, was a bad day-cold, with easterly winds.in an easterly direction• Do you think you could pull me up and then point me in an easterly direction once we're outside?easterly2 noun (plural easterlies) [countable] SGa wind that comes from the east 东风eas·ter·ly1 adjectiveeasterly2 nounChineseSyllable
in east towards the or Corpus
easterly
eas‧ter‧ly1 /ˈiːstəli $ -ərli/ 
adjective
We drove off in an easterly direction.
2. an easterly wind comes from the east
easterly2 noun (plural easterlies) [countable]a wind that comes from the east
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adjective Word Family: adjective: east, easterly, eastern, eastbound, easternmost, eastward; noun: east, easterner, easterly; adverb: east, eastward(s)
1. towards or in the east: 2. an easterly wind comes from the east
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noun (plural easterlies) [countable]a wind that comes from the east