norther

noun

Definition of northernext
as in gale

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  1. gale
  2. blow
  3. northeaster
  4. westerly
  5. wind
Noun
  • A bit more like those Newcastle fans who grace our screens every now and then, unfazed by the coldest gales.
    Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The National Weather Service has issued a gale warning and high surf advisory across the coast in Northern California, calling the ocean conditions hazardous, especially for inexperienced mariners and those operating small vessels.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of gale
Noun
  • However, Washington delivered a blow to dislodge the football and the Ravens recovered.
    Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The ruling, issued earlier this week, marks a blow to the state's election procedures under Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes.
    Shamim Chowdhury, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of blow
Noun
  • The ocean keeps coming because of climate change, sea level rise, nor'easters, hurricanes, et cetera.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
  • That morning, around 6, authorities found O'Keefe on the ground outside the Canton home just before a nor'easter struck the town with 21 inches of snow.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 26 May 2023
Definition of northeaster
Noun
  • First, through a combination of weaker trade winds and westerlies over the tropical Atlantic, La Niña tends to create a more placid atmosphere.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024
  • Their modest city saw an influx of evacuees from nearby rural and coastal regions soon after hot westerlies sent walls of flame into a string of towns and villages around New Year's Eve.
    NBC News, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2020
Definition of westerly
Noun
  • Children and adults, many barefoot, huddled Friday on the cold sand in tents whose plastic and cloth sheets whipped in the wind.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Bears kickers have to deal with the wind whipping off the lake.
    Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of wind
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