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northwesterly

adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about northwesterly at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Coming from the northwest.
    northwesterly winds
  2. Situated in or oriented toward the northwest.

Origin

From north + westerly. See also northwestern.

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