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NORTHERLY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wind that blows from the north
Synonyms:
boreas; north wind; norther; northerly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("northerly" is a kind 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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "northerly"):
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)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coming from the north; used especially of wind
Example:
the winds are northerly
Synonyms:
northerly; northern
Classified under:
Similar:
north (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north)
Derivation:
norther (a wind that blows from the north)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Situated in or oriented toward the north
Example:
going in a northerly direction
Synonyms:
northerly; northern
Classified under:
Similar:
north (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a northern direction
Example:
Let's go north!
Synonyms:
north; northerly; northward; northwards
Classified under:
Pertainym:
northerly (situated in or oriented toward the north)
