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1 north-east / north-west
nouns, adjective ((in or from) the direction midway between north and east or north and west, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: the north-east counties; a north-west wind.) norðaustur/-vestur -
2 north
[no:Ɵ] 1. noun1) (the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He faced towards the north; The wind is blowing from the north; I used to live in the north of England.) norður2) ((also N) one of the four main points of the compass.) norður2. adjective1) (in the north: on the north bank of the river.) norður-, norðanverður2) (from the direction of the north: a north wind.) að norðan, norðlægur3. adverb(towards the north: The stream flows north.) norður, í norðurátt- northern
- northerner
- northernmost
- northward
- northwards
- northward
- northbound
- north-east / north-west 4. adverb(towards the north-east or north-west: The building faces north-west.) í norðaustur/-vestur- north-eastern / north-western
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3 north-easterly / north-westerly
1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the north-east or north-west: a north-easterly wind.) norðvest-/norðaustlægur2) (looking, lying etc towards the north-east or north-west: a north-westerly direction.) í norðaustur/norðvesturEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > north-easterly / north-westerly
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4 north-eastern / north-western
adjective (of the north-east or north-west.) frá norðaustri/norðvestriEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > north-eastern / north-western
См. также в других словарях:
nor'|east|er — «NR EES tuhr», noun. = northeaster. (Cf. ↑northeaster) … Useful english dictionary
nor'-east — I noun the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees • Syn: ↑northeast, ↑northeastward, ↑NE • Hypernyms: ↑compass point, ↑point II adverb … Useful english dictionary
nor'-east — noun northeast … Wiktionary
norðéast — 1. m ( es/ as) northeast; 2. adv in the northeast, to the northeast … Old to modern English dictionary
nor'-nor'-east — noun north northeast … Wiktionary
nor'-nor'-east — I noun the compass point that is midway between north and northeast • Syn: ↑north northeast, ↑NNE • Hypernyms: ↑compass point, ↑point II adverb to, toward, or in the north northeast … Useful english dictionary
nor'- — [no: US no:r] prefix a ↑prefix meaning north , used especially by sailors ▪ nor east ▪ nor west … Dictionary of contemporary English
nor'- — [no: US no:r] prefix a ↑prefix meaning north , used especially by sailors ▪ nor east ▪ nor west … Dictionary of contemporary English
nor'easter — nor east•er [[t]ˌnɔrˈi stər[/t]] n. mer northeaster • Etymology: 1830–40 … From formal English to slang
Nor'easter — Satellite image of the intense nor easter responsible for the North American blizzard of 2006. Note the hurricane like eye at the center. A nor easter (also northeaster; see below) is a type of macro scale storm along the East Coast of the United … Wikipedia
nor'-easter — north eastˈer or nor eastˈer noun A strong wind from the north east • • • Main Entry: ↑north … Useful english dictionary