norther
noun
north·er ˈnȯr-t͟hər 
1
: a strong north wind
2
: a storm with north winds
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Skeletal remains found in norther Jefferson County are those of a man who has been dead for years. 
Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 9 Mar. 2020 Swedish Nuclear Waste Management, a company that stores Sweden, Finland, and Canada's spent nuclear fuel atop permafrost, has joined other norther facilities to address future thawing. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 23 Jan. 2020 An incident like this has not happened before in norther Arkansas, according to Stephens, although in 2016 a deer gored a hunter in Ashley County, in South Arkansas. Josiah Bates, Time, 26 Oct. 2019
Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 9 Mar. 2020 Swedish Nuclear Waste Management, a company that stores Sweden, Finland, and Canada's spent nuclear fuel atop permafrost, has joined other norther facilities to address future thawing. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 23 Jan. 2020 An incident like this has not happened before in norther Arkansas, according to Stephens, although in 2016 a deer gored a hunter in Ashley County, in South Arkansas. Josiah Bates, Time, 26 Oct. 2019 Word History
First Known Use
1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1
norther
noun
as in westerly
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- westerly
- gale
- northeaster
- southeaster
- blow
- wind
- zephyr
- northwester
- southwester
- breeze
- headwind
- current
- puff
- flurry
- air
- waft
- blast
- whiff
- windstorm
- tornado
- breath
- sea breeze
- squall
- tempest
- draft
- airflow
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- calm
- tailwind