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nor'wester

nor'wester is the alternative form of northwester.

Meaning of northwester

Noun

northwester (plural northwesters)

  1. A strong wind blowing from the northwest.

Forms of nor'wester

pluralnor'westers

Questions about nor'wester

What is nor'wester the alternative form of?
Nor'wester is the alternative form of northwester.

Words near nor'wester in the dictionary

  1. nor'-nor'-west
  2. nor'-west
  3. nor'-wests
  4. nor'easter
  5. nor'easters
  6. nor'wester
  7. nor'westers
  8. nor-
  9. Nor-Am
  10. Nor-cal
  11. nor-triterpene

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nor'wester (page history and authors); northwester (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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