north-west wind
81North Point Lighthouse — This article is about the lighthouse in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For the lighthouse in Queensland, Australia, see North Point Hummock Light. North Point Lighthouse North Point Lighthouse in Lake Park Location Milwaukee, Wisconsin Coordinates …
82north wind — Synonyms and related words: Euroclydon, Tehuantepec wind, Tehuantepecer, bise, east wind, easter, easterly, gregale, levanter, mistral, northeaster, norther, northwester, south wind, southeaster, souther, southerly buster, southwester, tramontane …
83west — [[t]wɛst[/t]] n. 1) geo naut. a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the left of north Abbr.: W 2) geo the direction in which this point lies 3) (often cap.) a region or territory situated in this direction 4) the West a) the western part of the …
84west — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German westar to the west and probably to Latin vesper evening, Greek hesperos Date: before 12th century to, toward, or in the west II. adjective Date: before 12th century 1 …
85West Australian Current — ▪ ocean current relatively cold surface current of the southeast Indian Ocean, part of the general counterclockwise movement in the southern section of that ocean. As the South Indian Current (part of the West Wind Drift (Antarctic… …
86north-wester — /nɔθ ˈwɛstə/ (say nawth westuh) noun a wind or gale from the north west. Also, especially Nautical, nor wester /nɔ ˈwɛstə/ (say naw westuh) …
87North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …
88wind instrument — /wind/ a musical instrument sounded by the breath or other air current, as the trumpet, trombone, clarinet, or flute. [1575 85] * * * ▪ music Introduction any musical instrument that uses air as the primary vibrating medium for the… …
89Wind power in Texas — consists of many wind farms with a total installed capacity of 5,604.65 megawatts (MW) from over 40 different projects. [American Wind Energy Association (2008). [http://www.awea.org/projects/default.aspx U.S. Wind Energy Projects] ] Texas… …
90Wind power in Scotland — is an area of considerable activity. Wind power is the fastest growing of the renewable energy technologies in Scotland and the world s largest wind turbine generator (5 MW) is currently undergoing testing in the North Sea, 15 miles off the east… …
