northerly (redirected from northerlies)

north·er·ly  (nôrr-l)

adj.

1. Situated toward the north.

2. Coming or being from the north: northerly winds.

n. pl. north·er·lies

A storm or wind coming from the north.

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norther·ly adv.

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northerly

Adjective

of or in the north

Adverb, adj

1. towards the north

2. from the north: a cold northerly wind

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	northerly - a wind that blows from the north     boreas, north wind, norther bise, bize - a dry cold north wind in southeastern France mistral - a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter tramontana, tramontane - a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"
Adj.	1.	northerly - situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction" northern north - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico"
	2.	northerly - coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly" northern north - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico"
Adv.	1.	northerly - in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!" north, northward, northwards

Translations

northerly [ˈnɔːðəlɪ] adj [point, direction] → hacia el norte, septentrional; [wind] → del norte

northerly [ˈnɔːðəlɪ] adj [wind, direction] → du nord

northerly [ˈnɔːðəlɪ] north adj → nördlich

northerly [ˈnɔːðəlɪ] adj [wind] → del nord; [direction] → verso nord