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northerly
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north·er·ly
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ðər
li
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th
er-lee
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adjective, adverb, noun,
plural
north·er·lies.
adjective
1.
moving, directed, or situated toward the north.
2.
(especially of a wind) coming from the north:
a northerly gale.
adverb
3.
toward the north.
4.
from the north.
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noun
5.
a wind that blows from the north.
Origin:
1545–55;
north
+
-erly,
modeled on
easterly
Related forms
north·er·li·ness,
noun
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northerly
(ˈnɔːðəlɪ)
—
adj
1.
of, relating to, or situated in the north
—
adv
, —
adj
2.
towards or in the direction of the north
3.
from the north:
a northerly wind
—
n
,
-lies
4.
a wind from the north
'northerliness
—
n
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