Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Situated toward the north.
- adjective Coming or being from the north.
- noun A storm or wind coming from the north.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or being in or toward the north; northern.
- Proceeding from the north.
- Toward the north: as, to sail northerly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Toward the north.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the north; toward the north, or from the north; northern.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A wind blowing from the
north . - adjective Facing the north; directed towards the north.
- adjective Located in a northern region
- adjective Coming from the north.
- adverb In an
northward direction or position; towards the north. - adverb From the north.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective situated in or oriented toward the north
- noun a wind that blows from the north
- adverb in a northern direction
- adjective coming from the north; used especially of wind
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Examples
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It is proposed to intersect this block, to break it up, by opening a thoroughfare known as Cambrai Avenue which would run northerly from the north side of Front Street and immediately to the east of the Royal York Hotel, running northerly to Pearl Street at a width of 100 feet.
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I remember Lawrence Burger drove his mom's burgundy Oldsmobile, and I'd slide over in the middle seat next to him as we trolled the mean streets of suburban Don Mills, aka my northerly suburb of Toronto.
Rachel Sklar: Everything I Know About Cars I Learned From Everything Except Cars 2009
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Thus, a wind from the north blowing toward the south is called a northerly wind.
Wind 2008
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More generally these winds are classified as northerly or southerly.
Meteorology 2002
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Whithorn was famous also for its early schools and monastery, and exercised no small influence in Christianising both the surrounding district and Northumbria, or what is now known as the northerly parts of
Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Herbert Story
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Again a site on the shores of James Bay seems like a very odd inclusion as a South site, if it is, as its climate would be far more "northerly" than Gotland or Jaemtland.
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As for us, we will have to divert from our usual drive in Southeastern Veracruz State on our way to Chiapas and check out the more northerly sites recommended by JohnTodd.
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As for us, we will have to divert from our usual drive in Southeastern Veracruz State on our way to Chiapas and check out the more northerly sites recommended by JohnTodd.
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The first looks like it will pass too far south, late Sunday into early Monday, to bring us precipitation, though a more northerly track or turn to the north can't be totally ruled out yet.
Forecast: Cold to gradually tighten grip Dan Stillman 2011
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Nugent, when, about ten o'clock, they observed a strong northerly blast rising, and they accordingly put in for port.
Chapter 4 2010
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