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Meanings of westerly breeze in English

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Usage of westerly breeze in English
1
Then I notice an increasing westerly breeze and thick frontal clouds approaching.
Climbing Magazine
2
A westerly breeze is stirring the meadow and ruffling the receding waters.
The Irish Times
3
The day was bright, with flying cloud and a westerly breeze.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
4
A light westerly breeze stirred dust and dried-out spindrizzle spores in the gutters.
Woken furies
5
A light westerly breeze was blowing when they cast off the moorings of the sloop.
The Lighthouse
6
The sky is clearing up and there is a westerly breeze that promises fine weather.
Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland
7
Although the incline was gentle, and the south- westerly breeze moderate, Vinny Fitzpatrick was puffing hard.
The Irish Times
8
Everybody now was looking at the balloon, drawing rapidly nearer before a brisk north- westerly breeze.
The War in the Air
9
The vessel at the time was sailing under crowded canvas before a stiff sou'- westerly breeze.
Dead Man's Rock
10
After getting the westerly breeze, I steered S.E.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
11
Next morning a westerly breeze sprang up, and the two ships stood on their respective courses.
Charley Laurel: A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land
12
A racing cutter stooped under the pressure of a fresh westerly breeze, to leeward of us.
Gossamer
13
There they launched the boats, and got out to sea, pulling against a strong westerly breeze.
The Book of the Bush / Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the ...
14
We prayed for a westerly breeze, of which we soon got enough from west and north-west.
Travels in Morocco, Volume 1.
15
Now the sun was over the sea and the Channel gleamed and flashed under a wakening, westerly breeze.
The Spinners
16
It was a delicious morning, the sun shining brightly and clearly, the westerly breeze blowing fresh and cool.
Dora Thorne
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