ADJ.
prevailing
VERB + EASTERLY
fanned, winds
EASTERLY + NOUN
course, voyage
noun
Any persistent wind from the east (usually a broad current or belt of easterly winds).
adj
Facing the east; directed towards the east.
an easterly course or voyage
Located towards or in the east.
the easterly side of a lake
Coming from the east.
an easterly wind
The village itself is built on a ridge above the harbour, rows of sturdy cottages over which spume is hurled by easterly gales.
adv
In an eastward direction or position; towards the east.
From the east.
noun — a wind from the east
adjective — from the east
adjective — lying in or toward the east
Easterly wind blows.
Early commerce to the Americas relied on the trade winds—the prevailing easterly winds that circle the Earth near the equator.
The fire, fanned by an easterly wind, destroyed the city centre.