northerly

Plural: northerlies

Noun

• a wind that blows from the north
• A northerly wind (that is, a northern wind, which blows from the north or northerly).

Adjective Satellite

• situated in or oriented toward the north
  • "going in a northerly direction"
• coming from the north; used especially of wind
  • "the winds are northerly"

Adverb

• in a northern direction

Adj

• Facing the north; directed towards the north.
• Located in a northern region.
• Coming from the north.

Adv

• In an northward direction or position; (towards the) north.
• From the north.

Examples

• a northerly voyage
• a northerly wind

Synonyms

boreas, north, north wind, norther, northern, northward, northwards, northly, northwind

Antonyms

auster, southerly

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