A wind blowing from the north.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > wind with reference to direction > winds from specific compass points > north (16) north windeOE A wind blowing from the north. aquilonc1374 The north or north-north-east wind. northa1382 Chiefly poetic. A north wind, esp. personified as the bringer of cold weather. Boreas1398 The north-wind; the god of the north-wind. Now only in Mythology and in poetic or humorous personification. breeze1589 originally. A north or north-east wind; spec. applied within the tropics to the NE. trade-wind. tramontane1615 In the Mediterranean and esp. in Italy, The north wind, as coming from beyond the Alps; hence generally, a cold wind from a mountain range. (Now… galern1693 (See quot.) northern1777 A north wind. Cf. northerly, n. Obsolete. rare. norther1827 A strong northerly wind; spec. one which blows during the autumn and winter months over Texas, Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico. Cf. norte, n., north… northerly1895 A wind blowing from the north. Frequently in plural. Subcategories:— specifically in Europe (2) — specifically in West Indies (1) — specific near Gulf of Mexico (2) — specifically in Egypt (1) |
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