northerly

[ nawr-th er-lee ]
/ ˈnɔr ðər li /
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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.

Origin of northerly

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

OTHER WORDS FROM northerly

north·er·li·ness, noun

Words nearby northerly

northeasterly, northeasterner, northeastward, northeastwards, norther, northerly, northern, northern blot, northern blot analysis, northern bobwhite, northern cameroons

Words related to northerly

arctic, north, northern, northward, polar

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British Dictionary definitions for northerly

northerly
/ (ˈnɔːðəlɪ) /

adjective

of, relating to, or situated in the north

adverb, adjective

towards or in the direction of the north
from the north a northerly wind

noun plural -lies

a wind from the north

Derived forms of northerly

northerliness, noun