| ADJECTIVE | all | northerly, northern | situated in or oriented toward the north |
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| all | northerly, northern | coming from the north | |
| NOUN | phenomenon | northerly, north wind, norther, boreas | a wind that blows from the north |
| ADVERB | all | northerly, north, northwards, northward | in a northern direction |
| Sounds | nao'rdherliy | |
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| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | situated in or oriented toward the north. | |
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| Example | "going in a northerly direction" | |
| Synonym | northern | |
| Broader | north | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north |
| Adverbs | northerly | in a northern direction |
| Meaning | Coming from the north; used especially of wind. | |
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| Example | "the winds are northerly" | |
| Synonym | northern | |
| Broader | north | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north |
| Spanish | del norte, nórdico, norteño, septentrional | |
| Catalan | nòrdic, septentrional | |
| Nouns | norther | a wind that blows from the north |
| Meaning | A wind that blows from the north. | |
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| Synonyms | north wind, norther, boreas | |
| Narrower | bise, bize | A dry cold north wind in southeastern France |
| mistral | A strong north wind that blows in France during the winter | |
| tramontane, tramontana | A cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean | |
| Broader | wind, air current, current of air | Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure |
| Spanish | aquilón, bóreas, cierzo, tramontana, viento del norte | |
| Catalan | aquiló, bòrees, cerç, tramuntana, vent nord | |
| Meaning | In a northern direction. | |
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| Synonyms | north, northwards, northward | |
| Adjectives | northerly | situated in or oriented toward the north |
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