A strong north wind, a wind blowing from the north.

To move or go toward the north. / (of wind) To blow from (closer to) the north, pushing ships (etc) towards the south; to have its apparent source shift northward.

(now chiefly dialectal) comparative form of north: more north; northern

plural of norther

simple past tense and past participle of norther

present participle of norther

plural of blue norther

A strong wind from the north that sweeps away clouds, leaving a clear blue sky.

The Northern Mariana Islands, an archipelago, commonwealth and dependent territory (technically, an unincorporated territory) of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

(geography) Territory covering northern and north-central Australia. Its capital is Darwin.