northwesterly

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northwesterly

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From north + westerly. See also northwestern.

adjective more northwesterly · most northwesterly · north-westerly

  1. Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
  2. of a wind Coming from the northwest.

adverb more northwesterly · most northwesterly · north-westerly

  1. From the northwest.

noun northwesterlies · north-westerly

  1. A strong wind or storm from the northwest.

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@misc{northwesterly_2026,
  title = {northwesterly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/northwesterly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}