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northwesterly

Pronunciation:  `north'westurlee

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  situated in or oriented toward the northwest
  2. [adj]  coming from the northwest; "northwesterly winds"
 
 Synonyms: north, northwest, northwestern
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\North`west"er*ly\, a.
Toward the northwest, or from the northwest.

 
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