Northerly
['nɔːðəlɪ] or ['nɔrðɚli]
Definition
(adj.) coming from the north; used especially of wind; 'the north wind doth blow'; 'a northern snowstorm'; 'the winds are northerly' .
(adj.) situated in or oriented toward the north; 'the northern suburbs'; 'going in a northerly direction' .
Editor: Ronda--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to the north; toward the north, or from the north; northern.
(adv.) Toward the north.
Checked by Judith
Examples
- Odessa is about twenty hours' run from Sebastopol, and is the most northerly port in the Black Sea. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- That a northerly course would quickest lead me toward the more settled portions of the planet immediately decided the direction that I should steer. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- But they do not seem to have developed the artistic skill of their more northerly kindred, the European Later Pal?olithic races. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The more northerly Huns were checked and their super-abundant energies were turned westward. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Edited by Jacqueline