See Also: northerly(dictionary)
northerly(dictionary)
North Wind, Northerly Wind - Sailing(gambling)

northerly (iou)



northerly adjective, adverb, & noun. M16.
[from norther compar. of NORTH adjective + -LY1, -LY2; partly from NORTH after easterly.]
A. adjective.
Situated towards or facing the north; directed towards the north. M16.
S. Bellow Kolyma is one of the most northerly of the..camps.
Esp. of a wind: (nearly) from the north. M16.
b. adverb.
In a northward position or direction. M16.
Esp. of a wind: (nearly) from the north. L16.
C. noun. A northerly wind. Freq. in pl. M20.
northerliness noun (rare) M19.