[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/easterly/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [E](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/e/) / easterly

# easterly

adjective; adverb; noun (an easterly, easterlies)

«easterly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Towards the east or in the east: an easterly direction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/easterly/#m1)
2. (of wind) Blowing from the east. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/easterly/#m2)
3. (noun) A wind that comes from the east. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/easterly/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography and weather lessons, an easterly wind blows FROM the east towards the west; compass directions and maps; phrases: «an easterly wind», «in an easterly direction», «the trade winds, or easterlies».

### Examples

- A cold easterly wind blew across the field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/easterly/#x1)
- We walked in an easterly direction towards the sunrise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/easterly/#x2)
- The ship sailed on an easterly course. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/easterly/#x3)
- The easterlies near the equator are called trade winds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/easterly/#x4)
- The weather forecast says a strong easterly will bring snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/easterly/#x5)
- Our school is on the easterly side of the town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/easterly/#x6)

### Note

Trap: a wind is named after where it comes FROM; an easterly wind blows from east to west. Similar: northerly, southerly, westerly. In UK weather, cold easterlies often come from Siberia («the Beast from the East»).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «easterly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/easterly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«easterly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/easterly.html) on Mova free.