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northeasterly

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north·east·er·ly  (nôrth-str-l, nôr--)
adj.
1. Situated toward the northeast.
2. Coming or being from the northeast.

north·easter·ly adv.

northeasterly [ˌnɔːθˈiːstəlɪ (Nautical) ˌnɔːrˈiːstəlɪ]
adj & adv
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) in, towards, or (esp of a wind) from the northeast
n pl -lies
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a wind or storm from the northeast
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.northeasterly - coming from the northeast; "northeasterly winds"
north - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico"
2.northeasterly - situated in or oriented toward the northeast; "the northeasterly part of the island"
north - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico"
Translations
northeasterly [ˈnɔːθˈiːstəlɪ]
A. ADJ [wind] → del nor(d)este
we were headed in a northeasterly directioníbamos rumbo al nor(d)este or en dirección nor(d)este
B. Nviento m del nor(d)este
northeasterly [ˌnɔːθˈiːstəlɪ] adj (wind) → che viene dal nordest; (direction) → verso nordest
northeasterly [ˌnɔːθˈiːstəlɪ] adj (wind) → che viene dal nordest; (direction) → verso nordest


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From where I stood I counted no less than a dozen streams winding down from among the table-buttes and emptying into a pretty river which flowed away in a northeasterly direction toward the op-posite end of the island.
For two days the yellow cog ran swiftly before a northeasterly wind, and on the dawn of the third the high land of Ushant lay like a mist upon the shimmering sky-line.
They had but to start, which they did on the 21st of December, at eight o'clock at night, the corvette meeting with a beautiful sea, a northeasterly wind, and rather sharp cold.
 
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