A light, northwesterly wind blew across the city.
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Northwesterly
Synonyms for "northwesterly" (52 found)
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Related words (26)
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2 entriesTranslations
9 translations across 6 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- паўно́чна-захо́дні adj (northwesterly)
Georgian
4 entries- ჩრდილო-დასავლეთის adj (northwesterly)
- ჩრდილო-დასავლური adj (northwesterly)
- ჩრდილოდასავლეთის adj (northwesterly)
- ჩრდილოდასავლური adj (northwesterly)
German
1 entries- nordwestlich adj (northwesterly)
Hungarian
1 entries- északnyugati adj (northwesterly)
Irish
1 entries- thiar thuaidh adj (northwesterly)
Māori
1 entries- kei te marangai-mā-uru adj (northwesterly)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Dorian, with Category 1 winds of 140 kilometers an hour, largely spared the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean, but is gaining strength as it continues on a northwesterly path over the open, warm waters of the Atlantic on a projected course toward the U.S. mainland.
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