| northerly | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. boreas, north wind, norther, northerly | a wind that blows from the north. |
| ~ bise, bize | a dry cold north wind in southeastern France. |
| ~ mistral | a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter. |
| ~ tramontana, tramontane | a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean. |
| ~ air current, current of air, wind | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
| adj. | 2. northerly, northern | situated in or oriented toward the north.; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction" |
| ~ north | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north.; "artists like north light"; "the north portico" |
| adj. | 3. northerly, northern | coming from the north; used especially of wind.; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly" |
| ~ north | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north.; "artists like north light"; "the north portico" |
| adv. | 4. north, northerly, northward, northwards | in a northern direction.; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!" |
| northward | | |
| n. (linkdef) | 1. due north, n, north, northward | the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees. |
| ~ cardinal compass point | one of the four main compass points. |
| adj. | 2. northbound, northward | moving toward the north.; "the northbound lane"; "we took the north train"; "the northward flow of traffic" |
| ~ north | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north.; "artists like north light"; "the north portico" |
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