adjective Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.
the western approaches
adjective Of a wind, blowing from the west; westerly.
adjective Occidental.
noun (Should we move, merge or split this sense?) A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850–1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.