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Westerlies meaning

plural of westerly

Using Westerlies

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of westerly
  • In the example corpus, westerlies often appears in combinations such as: the westerlies, south westerlies, westerlies that.

Context around Westerlies

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

south 2× getting 1× blowing 1× atlantic 1× typically 1× generally 1×

Often after:

due 1× frequently 1× blow 1× winds 1× averaging 1×

Sentence patterns with Westerlies

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

accompanying the westerlies also decrease 1× and the westerlies blow eastward 1× are generally westerlies averaging 13 1× catch the westerlies that blow 1× finding the westerlies and reaching 1× is getting westerlies between 11 1× moist south westerlies have reached 1× of the westerlies from the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by early april 1× convergence of the 1× instead columbus returned 1× instead the return 1× one surviving ship 1× since yesterday we 1×

Common sentence endings:

and reaching mexico 1× at mid latitudes 1× create unsettled weather 1× during the summer 1× during the winter 1× in subsequent years 1×

Words around Westerlies

Just before it in the word index:

westerleigh 3 westerlands 4 westerhout 12 westerhoff 4 westerhof 7 westergard 2

Just after it in the word index:

westerlo 3 westerloo 3 westerlund 2 westerly 163 westerman 16 westermann 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 20 abductees 20 abdulahi 20 abetment 20 abhors 20 ablution 20

Corpus analysis for Westerlies

  • In this selection, "westerlies" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, south, getting, blowing, due, frequently and blow stand out and add context to how "westerlies" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include accompanying the westerlies also decrease and and the westerlies blow eastward. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "westerlies" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with westerlies

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

By early April, the moist south westerlies have reached southern Sudan, bringing heavy rains and thunderstorms. (16 words)

Since yesterday, we have observed that the city is getting westerlies between 11.30 and 12 pm. (17 words)

We are witnessing such discomfort because of the blowing westerlies which bring in a lot of moisture. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Convergence of the westerlies from the disturbance with easterlies from the Bay of Bengal will bring light rain at isolated places with isolated thunderstorms and lighting over South Interior Karnataka and Kerala on Monday and Tuesday. (36 words)

Instead, Columbus returned home by following the curving trade winds northeastward to the middle latitudes of the North Atlantic, where he was able to catch the " westerlies " that blow eastward to the coast of Western Europe. (36 words)

The reason behind this trend is the gradual strengthening of westerlies due to global warming as they contain more powerful than in the past because of the increasing amount of moisture they carry. (33 words)

Example sentences (15)

The reason behind this trend is the gradual strengthening of westerlies due to global warming as they contain more powerful than in the past because of the increasing amount of moisture they carry.

Since yesterday, we have observed that the city is getting westerlies between 11.30 and 12 pm.

We are witnessing such discomfort because of the blowing westerlies which bring in a lot of moisture.

Convergence of the westerlies from the disturbance with easterlies from the Bay of Bengal will bring light rain at isolated places with isolated thunderstorms and lighting over South Interior Karnataka and Kerala on Monday and Tuesday.

By early April, the moist south westerlies have reached southern Sudan, bringing heavy rains and thunderstorms.

Instead, Columbus returned home by following the curving trade winds northeastward to the middle latitudes of the North Atlantic, where he was able to catch the " westerlies " that blow eastward to the coast of Western Europe.

Instead the Return of the Westerlies is more regarded as a conveyor belt that delivers a series of low pressure centres to Western Europe where they create unsettled weather.

One surviving ship led by Juan Sebastián Elcano returned west across the Indian Ocean and the other went north in the hope of finding the westerlies and reaching Mexico.

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The decades of the 1970s and 1980s saw the south westerlies frequently fail, with disastrous results for the Sudanese people and economy.

The outward route of the South Atlantic westerlies that Bartolomeu Dias discovered in 1487, followed and explored by da Gama in the open ocean, would be developed in subsequent years.

These winds, because of clouds associated with weather systems accompanying the westerlies, also decrease the amount of sunshine received during the summer.

The trade winds blow westward in the tropics, citation and the westerlies blow eastward at mid-latitudes.

The Westerlies and associated jet stream within the Mid-Latitudes can be particularly strong, especially in the Southern Hemisphere, due to the temperature difference between the tropics and Antarctica, John P. Stimac.

Typically westerlies (winds blowing from west to east) dominated Europe, giving naval powers to the west an advantage.

Winds in Ottawa are generally Westerlies averaging 13 km/h but tend to be slightly more dominant during the winter.

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Common combinations with westerlies

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "westerlies" in a sentence?
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What does "westerlies" mean?
Westerlies means: plural of westerly
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