westerly direction

collocation in English

meaningsofwesterlyanddirection

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westerly
adjective
uk
/ˈwes.təl.i/us
/ˈwes.tɚ.li/
in or towards ...
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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 ofwesterlyanddirectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Therefore, the robot should move around the chemical releaser in thewesterlydirectionbefore pushing the chemical releaser to the east.
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Another part of the population migrates in awesterlydirection, and one goldcrest was even found to migrate in a northerly direction.
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The commonest component direction has shallow inclination and easterly orwesterlydirection.
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I hope that take-off by aircraft in awesterlydirection, particularly by jet air-liners, will become practicable very soon.
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The report added that next day, about noon, the trawler was observed proceeding under escort in awesterlydirection.
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It so happened that the wind was in awesterlydirection, taking the aircraft over open land.
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To summarise, a pilot is obliged to follow one of two exit paths if he is travelling in awesterlydirectionuntil he reaches 4,000 ft.
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I should like to support the recommendation that the difficulty in connection with outward flying aircraft could be overcome by their taking off in awesterlydirection.
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Aircraft taking off in awesterlydirectionhave to perform two 45-degree turns soon after take-off.
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The rider can head off in an easterly orwesterlydirection.
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The factors that support evaporation, on the other hand, tend to increase in awesterlydirection.
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This can happen not only following significant rainfall but also by wind action from a westerly or nearwesterlydirection.
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Trains could only enter the sidings when travelling in awesterlydirection.
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She then moved off on the surface in awesterlydirection.
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It starts out in a nnorth-northeasterly direction and curves to awesterlydirection.
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The engine had not failed completely, and the aircraft remained airborne, flying on autopilot in awesterlydirection.
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