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easterly

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈiːstərli/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ē′stər lē)

Inflections of 'easterly' (n): npl: easterlies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
east•er•ly  (ē′stər lē),USA pronunciation adj., adv., n., pl. -lies. 
adj. 
  1. Naval Termsmoving, directed, or situated toward the east:an easterly course.
  2. Naval Terms, Meteorology(esp. of a wind) coming from the east:an easterly gale.

adv. 
  1. Naval Termstoward the east.
  2. Naval Termsfrom the east.

n. 
  1. Naval Terms, Meteorologya wind that blows from the east.
  • obsolete easter eastern (see easterling) + -ly 1540–50
east′er•li•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
easterly /ˈiːstəlɪ/ adj
  1. of, relating to, or situated in the east
 adv , adj
  1. towards or in the direction of the east
  2. from the east: an easterly wind
 n ( pl -lies)
  1. a wind from the east
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
east /ist/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable; usually: the + ~]
  1. Geography, Nautical, Naval Termsone of the four points of the compass, 90° to the right of north.Abbr: E
  2. Geographythe direction in which this point lies.
  3. [usually: East] a region or territory situated in this direction.

adj. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsdirected or proceeding toward the east:an east window.
  2. Naval Termscoming from the east.
  3. lying toward or situated in the east.

adv. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsto, toward, or in the east:heading east.
east•er•ly, adj., adv. 
east•ward /ˈistwɚd/USA pronunciation  adj., adv. 
east•wards, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
east  (ēst),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Geography, Nautical, Naval Termsa cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbr: E
  2. Geographythe direction in which this point lies.
  3. (usually cap.) a quarter or territory situated in this direction.
  4. Place Names the East:
    • the parts of Asia collectively lying east of Europe and including Asia Minor, Syria, Arabia, India, China, etc.;
      the Orient.
    • the Far East.
    • Government(formerly) the Soviet Union and its allies.
    • the part of the U.S. east of the Mississippi River.
    • the part of the U.S. east of the Allegheny Mountains.
    • New England.
    • , Ancient History, World History[Ancient and Medieval Hist.]the Eastern Roman Empire.

adj. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsdirected or proceeding toward the east.
  2. Naval Termscoming from the east:an east wind.
  3. lying toward or situated in the east:the east side.
  4. Religion[Eccles.]being at the end of the church where the high altar is:an east window.

adv. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsto, toward, or in the east:an island located east of Sumatra; He went east.
  • bef. 900; Middle English est, Old English ēast; cognate with German ost, Old Norse austr; akin to Latin aurōra, Greek aúōs (dialect, dialectal variant of ēó̄s, héōs) dawn. See Easter
east′ness, n. 

East., 
  1. eastern.
Also, east. 
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