wester

Wind from sundown

Wester means to move or turn toward the west.

The sun westers as afternoon progresses.

Wind or weather that westers shifts in a westerly direction.

The word is uncommon, appearing mainly in nautical or meteorological contexts: The storm westered through the night.

nautical

sailing

Wind-propelled water travel

  • tackingAngled sailing maneuver
  • bearingPosture or orientation
  • helmVessel's steering mechanism

course · leeward · windward · navigation · heading · drift · starboard · port · bow · stern

directional

sunset

Day yielding to darkness

movement · trajectory · horizon · setting · evening · dusk · twilight

wind

gust

Brief wind surge

  • breezeLight, gentle air movement
  • galeSevere sustained wind
  • squallBrief, violent windstorm

prevailing · blow · zephyr · draft · headwind · crosswind · tailwind · airstream · waft · billow

Opposites
cardinal direction

westereasterly

From the orient

eastward · eastbound · eastern · easternmost · eastmost

Phrases
Family

west, western, westward, westerly, westerner, westernmost, westerlies, westernize, northwesterly

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