northerly
IPA: nˈɔrðɝɫi
noun
- A wind blowing from the north.
adjective
- Facing the north; directed towards the north.
- Located in a northern region.
- Coming from the north.
adverb
- In an northward direction or position; (towards the) north.
- From the north.
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Examples of "northerly" in Sentences
- Most northerly island in the Bahamas.
- There was a hill on the northerly side.
- In the sequence of the northerly passage.
- It is the most northerly island of Ireland.
- A natural result of its northerly latitude.
- It moved in a generally northerly direction.
- It is the most northerly suburb of Sheffield.
- The town is the most northerly in the county.
- The prevailing winds are northerly or northeasterly.
- It is the most northerly sheltered harbour on the island.
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