northerly

plural northerlies

1. A northerly wind (that is, a northern wind, which blows from the north or northerly).

   Synonyms: boreas, northwind, norther

comparative more northerly · superlative most northerly

1. Facing the north; directed towards the north.

   a northerly voyage

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   Those on the northerly route reached Ning-shan on February 16th, were joined there by a surviving group of Shih Ta-k’ai’s expeditionary soldiers under Cheng Chung-ho, and on March 26th converged at Nei-hsiang as planned with Ma Jung-ho’s army from the southerly route. Ch’en Ta-hsi’s Nien army, which had returned to Honan in the spring of 1863, also came to Nei-hsiang soon thereafter, at which point the entire force proceeded to Tsao-yang in Hupeh.

   1973, Jen Yu-wen, “Second Northern Expedition (1861-1868)”, in The Taiping Revolutionary Movement, Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 473

2. Located in a northern region.

   But I'm here to follow the less well-trodden route up to the most northerly point of the British mainland, which has its own scenic claim to make.

   2021 October 20, Paul Stephen, “Leisure and pleasure on the Far North Line”, in RAIL, number 942, page 47

3. Coming from the north.

   a northerly wind

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   Now they were faced with the problem of a northerly blow, which could soon send a heavy swell clean into the bay.

   1956 September, F. F. Nicholls, “Neyland, A Forgotten Harbour”, in Railway Magazine, page 632

   Over November 26-27, Storm Arwen brought northerly winds of up to 100 mph and snow in some parts of the UK.

   2021 December 15, Stefanie Foster, “Network News: Arwen causes cancellations and speed restrictions”, in RAIL, number 946, page 10

comparative more northerly · superlative most northerly

1. In an northward direction or position; (towards the) north.
2. From the north.