Definition for Northerly:

• Toward the north.

Synonyms for Northerly:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • northerly.
  •boreal (adjective)
  • arctic,
  • polar,
  • northward.

• n.

  •
  • east,
  • bearing,
  • easterly,
  • cardinal point,
  • compass,
  • eastward,
  • easternmost.
  •
  • force,
  • following,
  • biting,
  • gale-force,
  • gusty,
  • the Beaufort scale,
  • cutting,
  • gentle.
  •to the north (noun)
  • to the north.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • e-.

Paraphrases for Northerly:

• Forward Entailment

  • Adjective
    north.
  • Adverb
    north.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    northernmost, upstate, norse, scandinavian, northbound, north-south.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    northern, nordic.

Northerly Sentence Examples:

• Yes; the breeze is northerly, and carries the smoke nearer to us; it is the smoke of a steamboat.

• When hostilities terminated there were actually six balloons in readiness for this venture at Lisle, and waiting only for a northerly wind.