"northwesterly" meaning in English

See northwesterly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more northwesterly [comparative], most northwesterly [superlative]
Etymology: From north + westerly. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|north|westerly}} north + westerly Head templates: {{en-adj}} northwesterly (comparative more northwesterly, superlative most northwesterly)
  1. Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
    Sense id: en-northwesterly-en-adj-D3zG4XAl
  2. (chiefly of a wind) Coming from the northwest. Categories (topical): Wind
    Sense id: en-northwesterly-en-adj-19ijR0Iq Disambiguation of Wind: 5 60 6 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 85 6 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 86 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 86 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 93 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 9 76 10 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 11 66 15 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 76 10 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 71 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 9 76 10 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 9 76 9 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: north-westerly Related terms: north-northwesterly, west-northwesterly Translations (northwesterly): паўно́чна-захо́дні (paŭnóčna-zaxódni) [masculine] (Belarusian), ჩრდილო-დასავლეთის (črdilo-dasavletis) (Georgian), ჩრდილოდასავლეთის (črdilodasavletis) (Georgian), ჩრდილო-დასავლური (črdilo-dasavluri) (Georgian), ჩრდილოდასავლური (črdilodasavluri) (Georgian), nordwestlich (German), északnyugati (Hungarian), thiar thuaidh (Irish), kei te marangai-mā-uru (Maori)
Disambiguation of 'northwesterly': 0 0

Adverb

Forms: more northwesterly [comparative], most northwesterly [superlative]
Etymology: From north + westerly. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|north|westerly}} north + westerly Head templates: {{en-adv}} northwesterly (comparative more northwesterly, superlative most northwesterly)
  1. From the northwest.
    Sense id: en-northwesterly-en-adv-Mk2L3KiC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: north-westerly

Noun

Forms: northwesterlies [plural]
Etymology: From north + westerly. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|north|westerly}} north + westerly Head templates: {{en-noun}} northwesterly (plural northwesterlies)
  1. A strong wind or storm from the northwest.
    Sense id: en-northwesterly-en-noun-A8ZblOV5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: north-westerly

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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