"easterly" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈis.tɚˌli/ Forms: easterly [positive], more easterly [comparative], most easterly [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something or someone is easterly, they are facing east.
    Sense id: simple-easterly-en-adj-WLaVEqL8
  2. If a place is easterly, it can be found to the east.
    Sense id: simple-easterly-en-adj-O1AmvYaa
  3. If something is easterly, it comes from the east.
    Sense id: simple-easterly-en-adj-kqdTVWEf

Adverb

IPA: /ˈis.tɚˌli/ Forms: easterly [positive], more easterly [comparative], Superlativemost easterly
Head templates: {{adverb|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is done easterly, it is done towards the east.
    Sense id: simple-easterly-en-adv-dJTnadR3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Adverbs

Noun

IPA: /ˈis.tɚˌli/ Forms: easterly [singular], easterlies [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|easterly|easterlies}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An easterly is any continuous wind from the east.
    Sense id: simple-easterly-en-noun-1bUT~cFc
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