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northerly
[ nawr-ther-lee ]
adjective
- moving, directed, or situated toward the north.
- (especially of a wind) coming from the north:
a northerly gale.
adverb
- toward the north.
- from the north.
noun
, plural north·er·lies.
- a wind that blows from the north.
northerly
/ ˈnɔːðəlɪ /
adjective
- of, relating to, or situated in the north
adverb
- towards or in the direction of the north
- from the north
a northerly wind
noun
- a wind from the north
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Derived Forms
- ˈnortherliness, noun
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Other Words From
- norther·li·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of northerly1
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Example Sentences
Between this and the Channel we were delayed by a succession of northerly winds.
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The river then trends in a northerly direction for seven miles, without any sinuosity of consequence.
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Adiutrix for work elsewhere, it recalled both governor and legion, and gave up the more northerly of his nominal conquests.
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AS the wolf is a native of cold climates, he must have passed northerly into America, since he is met with in both continents.
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Accomentas, a band, or division of the Pawtucket Indians inhabiting the northerly part of Massachusetts in 1674.
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