Northerly synonyms

nôr'thər-lē

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boreal
Of, relating to, or coming from the north.
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northern
Designating or of a dialect of American English spoken in New England; N.Y.; N N.J. and Pa.; the N counties of Ohio, Ind., Ill., Iowa, and S.Dak.; and Mich., Wis., Minn., and N.Dak.
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polar
Of a pole or poles
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arctic (related)
Of or pertaining to the Arctic.
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north (related)
Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
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northwards
in a northern direction
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northward
in a northern direction
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north-wind
A wind blowing from the north.
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norther
A storm or strong wind from the north; esp., a cold wind in the area of or about the Gulf of Mexico or of the Southwestern plains
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boreas
(Greek mythology) The god of the North Wind.
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southerly (related)
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westerly (related)
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easterly (related)
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north-westerly (related)
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south-westerly (related)
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southwesterly (related)
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south-easterly (related)
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southernly (related)
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northwesterly (related)
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Northerly Sentence Examples

  • His primary object was to prove that the world was built after the same shape and fashion as the Ark made by the Children of Israel in the desert; but he was able to show that the Malay Peninsula had to be rounded and thereafter a course steered in a northerly direction if China was to be reached.

  • Pytheas, whose own narrative is not preserved, coasted the Bay of Biscay, sailed up the English Channel and followed the coast of Britain to its most northerly point.

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