easterly
ee ster lee
- n a wind from the east
- s lying in or toward the east
- s from the east; used especially of winds
the winds are easterly - r from the east
the winds blew easterly all night
- The Science study also found that as the oceans warmed, the trade winds the easterly surface winds that blow near the equator weakened, which further dissipated the low .
- Losses in Texas owing to drought have apparently been practically offset by gains in more easterly portions of the cotton belt.
- Residents of more easterly Detroit, however, were loath to lose the extra hour of leisure-time illumination that Daylight Saving gave them.