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    northerly

    northerly - Dictionary definition and meaning for word northerly

    Definition
    (noun) a wind that blows from the north
    Synonyms : boreas , north wind , norther
    Definition
    (adj) situated in or oriented toward the north
    Synonyms : northern
    Example Sentence
    • the northern suburbs
    • going in a northerly direction
    Definition
    (adj) coming from the north; used especially of wind
    Synonyms : northern
    Example Sentence
    • the north wind doth blow
    • a northern snowstorm
    • the winds are northerly
    Definition
    (adv) in a northern direction
    Synonyms : north , northward , northwards
    Example Sentence
    • they earn more up north
    • Let's go north!
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