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northerly

[ nawr-ther-lee ]

adjective

  1. moving, directed, or situated toward the north.
  2. (especially of a wind) coming from the north:

    a northerly gale.



adverb

  1. toward the north.
  2. from the north.

noun

plural northerlies.
  1. a wind that blows from the north.

northerly

/ ˈ²ÔÉ”Ëðə±ôɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or situated in the north
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. towards or in the direction of the north
  2. from the north

    a northerly wind

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a wind from the north
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of northerly1

1545–55; north + -erly, modeled on easterly
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Example Sentences

Other forecasts instead build high pressure to the north-west of the UK bringing a return of northerly winds, which would mean lower temperatures and perhaps even some wintry showers.

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“We’re also going to have some northerly winds through the next several days, which will bring some of that drier, warmer air,†he said, though he noted they are not Santa Anas.

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Surrounded by sea and golden sands, Alderney - the most northerly of the Channel Islands - is facing a challenge.

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With a switch in wind direction to a northerly this week, the - still very cold - Arctic winds will bring temperatures below average.

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The fine weather of the weekend has been replaced by colder more unsettled weather and northerly winds this week.

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