northerly
adjective
1. situated in or oriented toward the north
- the northern suburbs
- going in a northerly direction
Similar word(s): north, northern
2. coming from the north; used especially of wind
- the north wind doth blow
- a northern snowstorm
- the winds are northerly
adverb
1. in a northern direction
- they earn more up north
- Let's go north!
Similar word(s): north, northward, northwards
noun
1. a wind that blows from the north
Similar word(s): boreas, norther
Definition categories: phenomenon, wind