"east wind" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈiːst wɪnd/ Forms: east winds [plural], eastwind [alternative]
Etymology: east + wind. Head templates: {{en-noun}} east wind (plural east winds)
  1. A wind blowing from the east. Categories (topical): Wind Coordinate_terms: north wind (alt: northwind), south wind (alt: southwind), west wind (alt: westwind) Translations (wind blowing from the east): idatuul (Estonian), austanvindur (Icelandic), കിഴക്കൻകാറ്റ് (kiḻakkaṉkāṟṟ) (Malayalam), கொண்டல் (koṇṭal) (Tamil)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "wind blowing from the east",
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