A light, northeasterly wind blew across the pond.
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Northeasterly
Synonyms for "northeasterly" (25 found)
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Adjective(4 words)
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6 entriesnorth-northeastnorth-northeast windnortheasterly bearingnortheasterly breezenortheasterly coursenortheasterly gale
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2 entriesmore northeasterlymost northeasterly
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1 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
They knew it would be harsh, but nothing could have prepared them for the terror of the almost continuous assaults from northeasterly storms and westerly gales that hardly eased for half of their crossing.
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