norther

north·er  (nôrr)

n.

A sudden cold gale coming from the north.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

norther - a wind that blows from the north boreas, north wind, northerly bise, bize - a dry cold north wind in southeastern France mistral - a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter tramontana, tramontane - a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"