adj
Meaning 1
Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
northwesterly
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adj
Meaning 2
Coming from the northwest.
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adv
Meaning 3
From the northwest.
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noun
Meaning 4
A strong wind or storm from the northwest.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
situated in or oriented toward the northwest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: northwestern, northwest
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
coming from the northwest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- northwesterly winds
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: northwest
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History
Etymology
From north + westerly. See also northwestern.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: паўно́чна-захо́дні (pawnóčna-zaxódni) — northwesterly
- Georgian: ჩრდილო-დასავლეთის (črdilo-dasavletis) — northwesterly
- Georgian: ჩრდილოდასავლეთის (črdilodasavletis) — northwesterly
- Georgian: ჩრდილო-დასავლური (črdilo-dasavluri) — northwesterly
- Georgian: ჩრდილოდასავლური (črdilodasavluri) — northwesterly
- German: nordwestlich — northwesterly
- Hungarian: északnyugati — northwesterly
- Irish: thiar thuaidh — northwesterly
- Māori: kei te marangai-mā-uru — northwesterly
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