Northwester: alternatives and connections

Fertilized by the agency of the wind; -- said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by the wind; wind-Fertilized.

An instrument which shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; -- usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a v…

A gale of piercingly cold wind, usually accompanied with fine and blinding snow; a furious blast.

A blowing, esp., a violent blowing of the wind; a gale; as, a heavy blow came on, and the ship put back to port.

A strong shutter, made to fit open ports and keep out water in a storm.

Having great force of impulse; as, a driving wind or storm.

a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning

a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning

Pertaining to the time when the sun enters the equinoctial points; as, an equinoctial gale or storm, that is, one happening at or near…

Equinoctial wind or storm.

Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence; as, a furious stream; a furious wind or storm.

A plant of the genus Myrica, growing in wet places, and strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale (Myrica Gale) is found both i…

Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm, cannonade, and the like.