English▸ adjective lying or moving in an eastward position or direction:
the captain ordered an easterly course.
▪ (of a wind) blowing from the east:
the light easterly breeze.
▸ adverb in or towards an eastward position or direction:
when the wind's blowing easterly, go to the west coast.
▸ noun (often easterlies) a wind blowing from the east:
the water was gray with the usual garbage the easterlies always brought in.