north wind

• northwind

From Old English norþwind, corresponding to north (originally an adverb) + wind. Compare Dutch noordwind, German Nordwind.

north wind (plural north winds)

1. A wind blowing from the north.

• North winds, taken collectively, are frequently treated as a single entity, with a definite article — the north wind, and even often personified as the North Wind.

• east wind, south wind, west wind, nor'easter, norther

• northerly