easterly
Toward the sunset
Easterly describes something coming from or moving toward the east.
An easterly wind blows from the east.
An easterly course heads toward the east.
The word functions as both adjective and adverb: We sailed in an easterly direction; The storm moved easterly across the plains.
As a noun, an easterly is a wind from the east.
Light, gentle air movement
airflow · draft · tempest · storm · trade winds · prevailing · blustery · headwind
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
blow · airflow · draft · tempest · storm · trade winds · prevailing · blustery · headwind · tailwind
sailing
Wind-propelled water travel
port · mariner · seafarer · trade route · voyage · passage · schooner · clipper · yacht · regatta
bearing
Posture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
- coursePlanned path forward
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
azimuth · compass · longitude · latitude · westerly · northerly · southerly · westward · northward · southward
- Eastern BlocUSSR-aligned European nations
- Eastern EuropeContinental region, former Soviet sphere
- Middle EasternFrom Western Asia's cultural region
- Eastern EuropeanFrom that continental region
- eastern australia
- Eastern TimeUS Atlantic coast zone
eastern, northeastern, southeastern, easternmost, easterner, easterners, easterlies, northeasterly, southeasterly