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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a wind that blows from the north;
[syn: north wind, northerly, norther, boreas]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. situated in or oriented toward the north;
- Example: "the northern suburbs"
- Example: "going in a northerly direction"
[syn: northerly, northern]

2. coming from the north; used especially of wind;
- Example: "the north wind doth blow"
- Example: "a northern snowstorm"
- Example: "the winds are northerly"
[syn: northerly, northern]


ADVERB (1)

1. in a northern direction;
- Example: "they earn more up north"
- Example: "Let's go north!"
[syn: north, northerly, northwards, northward]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Northerly \North"er*ly\, a. Of or pertaining to the north; toward the north, or from the north; northern. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Northerly \North"er*ly\, adv. Toward the north. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

northerly adv 1: in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!" [syn: north, northerly, northwards, northward] adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction" [syn: northerly, northern] 2: coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly" [syn: northerly, northern] n 1: a wind that blows from the north [syn: north wind, northerly, norther, boreas]