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Meanings of westerly gale in English

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Usage of westerly gale in English
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Already the westerly gale had cleared the smoke from the lower valley.
The Hidden Places
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A strong westerly gale swept low over the surface of the desert.
Across Coveted Lands; or, a Journey from Flushing (Holland) to C...
3
On November 6, a tremendous westerly gale swept over the English cruising-ground.
Deeds that Won the Empire / Historic Battle Scenes
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Its green-blue waters were being beaten to fury by the north- westerly gale.
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
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On the 23rd, another north- westerly gale was encountered, on the coast of Jutland.
Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 184...
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A strong westerly gale was blowing and was rapidly swelling into a raging tempest.
Laperouse
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We weighed and set sail with a merry westerly gale.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5
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It is better than having a westerly gale to drive us back towards the islands.
The Cruise of the "Dainty"; Or, Rovings in the Pacific
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If we run into a westerly gale we might be forced up as far as Iceland.
Shadows in the twilight
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A westerly gale during the night proved too much for the aerial, and down it came.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
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However, to-day there is a westerly gale, and if it lasts I shall have news soon.
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1
12
I'd as soon swim from Fanad to Dunaff in a nor'- westerly gale as call up at Knockowen.
Kilgorman: A Story of Ireland in 1798
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South- westerly gale force 8 expected soon.
The Guardian
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A heavy north- westerly gale was blowing.
From Powder Monkey to Admiral: A Story of Naval Adventure
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Well, then, a nor'- westerly gale comes on and rolls the whole o' the North Atlantic Ocean against these coasts.
Blue Lights: Hot Work in the Soudan
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Had it not been for the accident of a westerly gale, they would not have had even so much assistance.
For the Term of His Natural Life
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