north-west wind

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  • 72wind — 1 /wInd/ noun 1 AIR (C, U) moving air, especially when it moves strongly or quickly in a current: a 70 mile an hour wind | branches swaying in the wind | the wind blows: A gentle wind was blowing through the trees. | strong/high winds: The… …

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  • 73west — /wɛst / (say west) noun 1. a cardinal point of the compass (90° to the left of north) corresponding to the point where the sun is seen to set. 2. the direction in which this point lies. –adjective 3. lying towards or situated in the west: the… …

  • 74north — noun (usu. the north) 1》 the direction in which a compass needle normally points, towards the horizon on the left hand side of a person facing east. 2》 the northern part of a country, region, or town.     ↘(the North) the NE states of the United… …

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  • 75north-northwest — /nawrth nawrth west /; Naut. /nawr nawr west /, n. 1. the point on the compass midway between north and northwest. Abbr.: NNW adj. 2. coming from this point: a north northwest wind. 3. directed toward this point: a north northwest course. adv. 4 …

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  • 76west — west1 [ west ] noun uncount *** 1. ) the direction that is behind you when you are looking at the rising sun, usually on the left on a map: Which way is west? We ve been driving from east to west. a ) the west the part of a country, region, or… …

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  • 77north-westerly — UK / US adjective a) towards or in the north west We marched in a north westerly direction for another few miles. b) a north westerly wind blows from the north west …

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  • 78north-western — adjective a) Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north west b) (of a wind) blowing from the north west; north westerly …

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  • 79west — I UK [west] / US noun [uncountable] *** 1) a) the direction that is behind you when you are looking at the rising sun, usually on the left on a map Which way is west? We ve driven from east to west. b) the west the part of a country, region, or… …

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  • 80ˌnorth-ˈwesterly — adj 1) a north westerly wind blows from the north west 2) towards or in the north west …

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