The phrase "against westerly" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to describe a direction or position relative to a westerly wind or movement, but it lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure.
Example: "The ship sailed against westerly winds, struggling to make progress."
Alternatives: "against the west wind" or "opposed to westerly winds".
The theater screen, approximately 40 feet high and 50 feet wide, is backed up against the westerly line of Union Avenue and faces slightly south of west and directly toward the defendant's race track.
I set to work filling in the gaps with a selection of bamboo stems that I'd found and some large rocks to secure it against the westerly breeze.
There are no records of bat dispersals in the opposite direction, against the westerly winds that have prevailed since establishment of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current c.35 Ma [ 50].
If they missed, it would be impossible to turn back against the fierce westerly winds sweeping them out to the empty expanses of the Atlantic Ocean.
The two dominant influences on the climate of the Whitby area are shelter against the worst of the moist westerly winds provided by the North York Moors and the proximity of the North Sea.
The two dominant influences on the climate of the area are the shelter against the worst of the moist westerly winds provided by the Pennines and the proximity of the North Sea.
"Time is a thing," says our minibus driver, with her duffle coat pegged up against the crisp westerlies as we alight in a layby near Campfield Marsh.
The extra energy required to launch a satellite towards the W, against the Earth's axial rotation, means that very few follow obvious westerly tracks.
If you are seeking a more remote setting, Ennerdale Water, the most westerly lake in the Lake District, offers the chance to try canoeing against rugged mountainous backdrops, with ancient oak woodland climbing the valley.
