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1 westerly
1) ((of a wind, breeze etc) coming from the west: a westerly wind.) vestanstæður2) (looking, lying etc towards the west: moving in a westerly direction.) vestlægur, vestur- -
2 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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3 south-easterly / south-westerly
1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the south-east or south-west: a south-easterly wind.) suðaustlægur; suðvestlægur2) (looking, lying etc towards the south-east or south-west: a south-westerly direction.) í suðaustur; í suðvesturEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > south-easterly / south-westerly
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4 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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5 south
1. noun1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) suður2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) suður2. adjective1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) suður-2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) sunnan-, að sunnan3. adverb(towards the south: This window faces south.) í suðurátt- southern
- southerner
- southernmost
- southward
- southwards
- southward
- southbound
- south-east / south-west 4. adjective1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) suðaustur; suðvestur2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) suðaustanstæður; suðvestanstæður5. adverb(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) í suðaustur; í suðvestur- south-eastern / south-western
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6 west
[west] 1. noun1) (the direction in which the sun sets or any part of the earth lying in that direction: They travelled towards the west; The wind is blowing from the west; in the west of Britain.) vestur2) ((often with capital: also W) one of the four main points of the compass.) vestur2. adjective1) (in the west: She's in the west wing of the hospital.) vestur-2) (from the direction of the west: a west wind.) vestan-, að vestan, vestanstæður3. adverb(towards the west: The cliffs face west.) vestur, í vesturátt- westerly- western 4. noun(a film or novel about the Wild West: Most westerns are about cowboys and Red Indians.) vestri, kúrekamynd/-saga- westward
- westwards
- westward
- go west
- the West
- the Wild West
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