Definition of Northerly

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

Exact synonyms: Boreas, North Wind, Norther
Specialized synonyms: Bise, Bize, Mistral, Tramontana, Tramontane
Generic synonyms: Air Current, Current Of Air, Wind
Derivative terms: Boreal

2. Adjective. Situated in or oriented toward the north. "Going in a northerly direction"
Exact synonyms: Northern
Similar to: North

3. Adverb. In a northern direction. "Let's go north!"
Exact synonyms: North, Northward, Northwards

4. Adjective. Coming from the north; used especially of wind. "The winds are northerly"
Exact synonyms: Northern
Similar to: North
Derivative terms: Norther, Northernness

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 (current term)
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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