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north·er
(nôr′thər)n.
A sudden cold gale coming from the north.
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norther
(ˈnɔːðə)n
(Physical Geography) chiefly Southern US a wind or storm from the north
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north•er
(ˈnɔr ðər)n.
a storm or gale from the north.
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| Noun | 1. |  norther - a wind that blows from the north 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" |
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