Northerly

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Situated toward the north.
  • adj. Coming or being from the north: northerly winds.
  • n. A storm or wind coming from the north.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A wind blowing from the north.
  • adj. Facing the north; directed towards the north.
  • adj. Located in a northern region
  • adj. Coming from the north.
  • ad. In an northward direction or position; towards the north.
  • ad. From the north.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the north; toward the north, or from the north; northern.
  • ad. Toward the north.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or being in or toward the north; northern.
  • Proceeding from the north.
  • Toward the north: as, to sail northerly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. situated in or oriented toward the north
  • n. a wind that blows from the north
  • ad. in a northern direction
  • adj. coming from the north; used especially of wind
  • Equivalent
    north   
    Antonym
    southerly    auster   
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    Synonym
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    northern    boreas   
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