Northerly

//ˈnɔɹðɚli// adj, adv, noun

adj, adv, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A northerly wind (that is, a northern wind, which blows from the north or northerly).
  2. 2
    a wind that blows from the north wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Facing the north; directed towards the north.

    "a northerly voyage"

  2. 2
    Located in a northern region.

    "But I'm here to follow the less well-trodden route up to the most northerly point of the British mainland, which has its own scenic claim to make."

  3. 3
    Coming from the north.

    "a northerly wind"

Adjective
  1. 1
    coming from the north; used especially of wind wordnet
  2. 2
    oriented toward the north wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    In an northward direction or position; (towards the) north.
  2. 2
    From the north.
Adverb
  1. 1
    in a northern direction wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
boreasnorthnorthernorthwardsantarcticarctic

Example

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"This is Algeria's most northerly place."

Etymology

From norther + -ly.

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