northerly

Noun
  1. A wind that blows from the north (synset 111508350)
    is a type of: air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
    subtypes:
    • 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
    same as: boreas, north wind, norther
Adverb
  1. In a northern direction (synset 400245502)
    "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!"
    same as: north, northward, northwards
Adjective
  1. Situated in or oriented toward the north (synset 301605879)
    "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction"
    similar to: north - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north
    same as: northern
  2. Coming from the north;
    Used especially of wind (synset 301605651)
    "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly"
    similar to: north - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north
    same as: northern

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