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northerly

/'nɔrðərli/

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adjective
situated in or oriented toward the north
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"going in a northerly direction"

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northern north
adjective
coming from the north; used especially of wind
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"the winds are northerly"

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northern north
noun
a wind that blows from the north
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boreas north wind norther

type of:
air current current of air wind
adverb
in a northern direction
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north northward northwards

Examples of northerly

"going in a northerly direction"
"the winds are northerly"