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adjective

Easterly adj.

Coming from the east; as, it was easterly wind.

Situated, directed, or moving toward the east; as, the easterly side of a lake; an easterly course or voyage.

adverb

Easterly adv. Toward, or in the direction of, the east.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Easterly" Quotes from Famous Books

... in the main the Tibetan view concerning the limits of Tibet. He suggested the creation of Inner and Outer Tibet by a line drawn along the Kuenlun Range to the 96th longitude, turning south reaching a point south of the 34th latitude, then in south-easterly direction to Niarong, passing Hokow, Litang, Batang in a western and then southern and southwestern direction to Rima, thus involving the inclusion of Chiamdo in Outer Tibet and the withdrawal of the Chinese garrison stationed there. He proposed that recognition should be accorded ...

— The Fight For The Republic in China • Bertram Lenox Putnam Weale

... towed the Shark all through the night, keeping to an easterly direction with the idea of going to Hongkong, something over 150 miles away. All along the eastern coast of Kwang Tung, from the slender peninsula which separates the Gulf of Tongking from the China Sea to the bay which penetrates almost ...

— Boy Scouts in a Submarine • G. Harvey Ralphson

... if we cannot out off a good portion of his rear troops and trains. His men have manifested a strong disposition to desert for some time past, and we will now give them a chance. I will instruct Thomas accordingly. Move the advance force early, on the most easterly road taken by ...

— The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Complete • William T. Sherman

... 4 a.m. we received a warning order that the Brigade would attack and to be ready to move at 8 a.m. The general orders were to pierce the Hindenburg Line, capture Fontaine Crosilles and continue the advance in a south-easterly direction and take Riencourt. 6th and 7th H.L.I. were to be the assaulting battalions, ourselves in Brigade reserve, two of our companies having the special task of mopping up Fontaine Crosilles. We were to move about a mile in rear of the assaulting battalions. The advance commenced ...

— The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 • F.L. Morrison

... they had gone for water and had been frightened by Indians. We did not see the Indians, for we were protected by our position. We stayed there and let our animals eat grass for about one hour and a half. We then drove on, following my invisible guide, in an easterly direction, over a country entirely strange to me. We traveled until after dark, when we came to a wash which my spirit guide directed me to follow to the river. I did so, and came to the very spot where the Indians had attacked ...

— The Mormon Menace - The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite • John Doyle Lee

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