easterly wind
Frequency: 7.08.5 per million words
Describes a wind that comes from the east.
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Examples (10)
- The easterly wind brought cool air from the ocean.
- Sailors adjusted their course to catch the easterly wind.
- A strong easterly wind blew across the plains all day.
- The weather forecast predicted an easterly wind for tomorrow.
- Pilots reported encountering a steady easterly wind at cruising altitude.
- The easterly wind carried the scent of pine trees from the mountains.
- Farmers welcomed the gentle easterly wind that helped dry their crops.
- A cold easterly wind made the temperature drop significantly.
- The kite soared high in the persistent easterly wind.
- Meteorologists tracked the easterly wind pattern moving across the region.