What is the meaning of easterly?

noun

adjective

  • Lying in or toward the east.
    • usage: "the east side of New York"; "eastern cities"
  • From the east; used especially of winds.
    • usage: "an eastern wind"; "the winds are easterly"

adverb

  • From the east.
    • usage: "the winds blew easterly all night"
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