Northerly

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  • adjective. Situated toward the north.
  • adjective. Coming or being from the north.
  • noun. A storm or wind coming from the north.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Toward the north: as, to sail northerly.
  • Pertaining to or being in or toward the north; northern.
  • Proceeding from the north.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the north; toward the north, or from the north; northern.
  • adverb. Toward the north.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Word Usage
    "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."
    Antonyms
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    auster  southerly  
    Equivalent
    north  
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