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NORTHWEST WIND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does northwest wind mean?
• NORTHWEST WIND (noun)
The noun NORTHWEST WIND has 1 sense:
1. a wind from the northwest
Familiarity information: NORTHWEST WIND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wind from the northwest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
northwest wind; northwester
Hypernyms ("northwest wind" is a kind of...):
air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)
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