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northerly

UK/ˈnɔːðəli/US/ˈnɔɹðɚli/

northerly noun: a northerly wind (that is, a northern wind, which blows from the north or northerly).

Noun

northerly (plural northerlies)

  1. A northerly wind (that is, a northern wind, which blows from the north or northerly).

Adjective

northerly (comparative more northerly, superlative most northerly)

  1. Facing the north; directed towards the north.
    • a northerly voyage
    • Those on the northerly route reached Ning-shan on February 16th, were joined there by a surviving group of Shih Ta-k’ai’s expeditionary soldiers under Cheng Chung-ho, and on March 26th converged at Nei-hsiang as planned with Ma Jung-ho’s army from the southerly route. Ch’en Ta-hsi’s Nien army...1973, Jen Yu-wen, “Second Northern Expedition (1861-1868)”, in The Taiping Revolutionary Movement, Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 473
  2. Located in a northern region.
    • But I'm here to follow the less well-trodden route up to the most northerly point of the British mainland, which has its own scenic claim to make.2021 October 20, Paul Stephen, “Leisure and pleasure on the Far North Line”, in RAIL, number 942, page 47
  3. Coming from the north.
    • a northerly wind
    • Now they were faced with the problem of a northerly blow, which could soon send a heavy swell clean into the bay.1956 September, F. F. Nicholls, “Neyland, A Forgotten Harbour”, in Railway Magazine, page 632

Adverb

northerly (comparative more northerly, superlative most northerly)

  1. In an northward direction or position; (towards the) north.
  2. From the north.

northerly meaning in Hindi, Urdu and Bengali

northerly in Hindi

from/to the north
उत्तरी uttarī

northerly in Urdu

شمال سے متعلق, شمالی

northerly in Bengali

উত্তুরে, উত্তরাভিমুখে, উত্তর দিকে, উত্তরস্থ, উত্তরে

Examples of northerly in a sentence

  • There was a strong wind setup at the south end of the lake after a day of northerly gales.
  • Booted Warblers are the more northerly breeders of the two sibling Idunas.
  • Atlantic gales constantly buffet Morwenstow, whose seven hamlets together constitute Cornwall's most northerly parish.

All 18 example sentences with northerly

Synonyms of northerly

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of northerly

Forms of northerly

Noun
pluralnortherlies
Adjective
comparativemore northerly
superlativemost northerly
Adverb
comparativemore northerly
superlativemost northerly

Origin of northerly

From norther + -ly.

Words formed from northerly

Questions about northerly

What does northerly mean?
Northerly means a northerly wind (that is, a northern wind, which blows from the north or northerly).
What is northerly in Hindi?
Northerly in Hindi is उत्तरी (uttarī). See Northerly meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is northerly?
Northerly can be a noun, an adjective or an adverb.
How do you pronounce northerly?
Northerly is pronounced /ˈnɔɹðɚli/ (US).
What is the plural of northerly?
The plural of northerly is northerlies.

Words near northerly in the dictionary

  1. norther
  2. northered
  3. northering
  4. northerlies
  5. northerliness
  6. northerly
  7. northermost
  8. northern
  9. Northern Altai
  10. Northern America
  11. northern anchovies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: northerly (page history and authors); northerly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); northerly (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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