northeasterly

[ nawrth-ee-ster-lee; Nautical nawr-ee-ster-lee ]

adjective

of or located in the northeast.
toward or from the northeast.

adverb

toward or from the northeast.

Origin of northeasterly

First recorded in 1730–40; north + easterly

Words Nearby northeasterly

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How to use northeasterly in a sentence

We then struggled on in a northeasterly direction across-country, till we struck the Vaughn road.
The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete | General Philip Henry Sheridan
But I outvoted him and we continued on, taking a northeasterly course, which we followed for what seemed about five miles.
Lost Pond | Henry Abbott
Then it continues three leagues in an east-northeasterly direction.
The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California | S. F. Cook
I reset the trap and then took the trail of the bear, which had taken a northeasterly course.
Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper | Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock
There was a keen northeasterly breeze, cold and penetrating, but favourable to a rapid crossing.
The Elusive Pimpernel | Baroness Emmuska Orczy

British Dictionary definitions for northeasterly

northeasterly

/ (ˌnɔːθˈiːstəlɪ, nautical ˌnɔːrˈiːstəlɪ) /

adjective, adverb

in, towards, or (esp of a wind) from the northeast

nounplural -lies

a wind or storm from the northeast

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