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northeasterly [ˌnɔːθˈiːstəlɪ (Nautical) ˌnɔːrˈiːstəlɪ] adj & adv (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) in, towards, or (esp of a wind) from the northeast n pl -lies
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a wind or storm from the northeast ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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From where I stood I counted no less than a dozen streams winding down from among the table-buttes and emptying into a pretty river which flowed away in a northeasterly direction toward the op-posite end of the island. For two days the yellow cog ran swiftly before a northeasterly wind, and on the dawn of the third the high land of Ushant lay like a mist upon the shimmering sky-line. They had but to start, which they did on the 21st of December, at eight o'clock at night, the corvette meeting with a beautiful sea, a northeasterly wind, and rather sharp cold. |
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