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northwester

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north·​west·​er | \ nȯr(th)-ˈwe-stər How to pronounce northwester (audio) \

Definition of northwester

: a strong northwest wind

Examples of northwester in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 According to sheriff’s spokesman T.J. Armstrong, deputies responded about 2:30 p.m. to a home in Nauvoo in the northwester part of the county. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, "Father and son dead in Walker County murder-suicide," 3 Sep. 2019

First Known Use of northwester

1728, in the meaning defined above

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