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adj
comparative form of north: more north; northern
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, dialectal, form-of
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noun
A strong north wind, a wind blowing from the north.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To move or go toward the north.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To blow from (closer to) the north, pushing ships (etc) towards the south; to have its apparent source shift northward.
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noun
a wind that blows from the north
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: north wind, northerly, boreas
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Broader terms: wind, air current, current of air
Narrower terms: bise, bize, mistral, tramontane, tramontana
History
From north + -er.
