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Definition of Northerly

1. Adverb. In a northern direction. "Let's go north!"

2. Adjective. Situated in or oriented toward the north. "Going in a northerly direction"

3. Noun. A wind that blows from the north.

4. Adjective. Coming from the north; used especially of wind. "The winds are northerly"

Definition of Northerly

1. a. Of or pertaining to the north; toward the north, or from the north; northern.

2. adv. Toward the north.

Definition of Northerly

1. Noun. A wind blowing from the north. ¹

2. Adjective. Facing the north; directed towards the north. ¹

3. Adjective. Located in a northern region ¹

4. Adjective. Coming from the north. ¹

5. Adverb. In an northward direction or position; towards the north. ¹

6. Adverb. From the north. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Northerly

1. [n -LIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Northerly

northeastern northeastern United States northeasterner northeasterners northeasters northeasts northeastward northeastwardly northeastwards northed

norther northered northerlies northerliness northerly northern northern Europe northern Jacob's ladder northern beech fern northern bilberries

northern bilberry northern birch mouse northern blot analysis northern bobwhite northern bog lemming northern bottlenose whale northern bottlenose whales northern casque-headed frog northern cavefish

Literary usage of Northerly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal by Detroit (Mich.). City Council, Prince Edward Island. Legislative Council (1901)
"thence northerly along Hastings street to the alley running east and west between Winder and Adelaide streets; thence westerly along said alley to the alley ..."

2. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1918)
"... which crossing is at a distance of 335 feet northerly from the southeast corner of said West End claim, there is a juncture or union between two limbs ..."

3. The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776] by Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly, Connecticut Council, Council of Safety (Conn.)., James Hammond Trumbull, Charles Jeremy Hoadly (1874)
"... further northerly upon a straight line as near as may be conveniently laid out, until it intersects the aforesaid highway on the north side of said ..."

4. Journal by California Legislature. Assembly, California, Legislature (1912)
"All that portion of the county of Alameda described as follows, to wit : Beginning at a point where the northerly boundary line of the city of Berkeley ..."

5. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1911)
"We crossed this long, narrow water in a northerly direction, as the ground currents seemed to be wholly different from those in the high altitude and were ..."

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