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northerly

[ nawr-ther-lee ]

adjective

  1. moving, directed, or situated toward the north.
  2. (especially of a wind) coming from the north:

    a northerly gale.



adverb

  1. toward the north.
  2. from the north.

noun

, plural north·er·lies.
  1. a wind that blows from the north.

northerly

/ ˈnɔːðəlɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or situated in the north


adverb

  1. towards or in the direction of the north
  2. from the north

    a northerly wind

noun

  1. a wind from the north

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Derived Forms

  • ˈnortherliness, noun

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Other Words From

  • norther·li·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of northerly1

1545–55; north + -erly, modeled on easterly

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Example Sentences

Between this and the Channel we were delayed by a succession of northerly winds.

The river then trends in a northerly direction for seven miles, without any sinuosity of consequence.

Adiutrix for work elsewhere, it recalled both governor and legion, and gave up the more northerly of his nominal conquests.

AS the wolf is a native of cold climates, he must have passed northerly into America, since he is met with in both continents.

Accomentas, a band, or division of the Pawtucket Indians inhabiting the northerly part of Massachusetts in 1674.

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