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westerlies

prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes
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westerlies

Summary

westerlies is a wind[1]. westerlies draws 7,641 Wikipedia views per month (wind category, ranking #4 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • westerlies's instance of is recorded as wind[3].
  • westerlies is a type of prevailing winds[4].
  • westerlies is a type of west wind[5].
  • westerlies's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[6].
  • westerlies's different from is recorded as Q52731221[7].
  • westerlies's different from is recorded as west wind[8].

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Definition and Type

westerlies's instance of is recorded as wind[3]. Recorded subclass of include prevailing winds[4] and west wind[5].

Why It Matters

westerlies draws 7,641 Wikipedia views per month (wind category, ranking #4 of 14).[2] westerlies has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] westerlies is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 35
    Different from → Q52731221, west wind
    Described by source → Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ast', 'az', 'ban', 'bn', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fr',
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
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