in an easterly direction

collocation in English

meaningsofin,easterlyanddirection

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in
adjective
uk
/ɪn/us
/ɪn/
fashionable ...
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easterly
adjective
uk
/ˈiː.stəl.i/us
/ˈiː.stɚ.li/
in or towards the east, or blowing from ...
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direction
noun
uk
/daɪˈrek.ʃən/us
/dɪˈrek.ʃən/
the position towards which someone or something moves ...
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(Definition ofin,easterlyanddirectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A short period of settled weather with winds from aneasterlydirectionwould allow completion of this exercise.
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These are visible while travelling in aneasterlydirectionand provide a focal point for the strip.
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The wind blows mostly in aneasterlydirection.
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Eyewitnesses reported the aircraft flying low in aneasterlydirectionin the heart of the storm.
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The stream flows downhill in aneasterlydirection.
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From here it heads in aneasterlydirectionsomewhat parallel with the river and then turns sharply north again.
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Unlike the other little streets, it runs one-way in theeasterlydirection, not the west.
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When it was in operation the sails, which are now fixed in aneasterlydirection, powered three pairs of overdriven millstones.
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From here it flows in aneasterlydirection.
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By 1984, he started his most ambitious service yet- two 80-day round-the-world services, one circling the globe in aneasterlydirection, the other westward.
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By 1984 he started his most ambitious service yet - two 80-day round-the-world services, one circling the globe in aneasterlydirection, the other westward.
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From this terminus, the route travels in aneasterlydirectionprior to turning to the north as it exits the town.
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