Meaning

3 senses
  1. Facing the north; directed towards the north.

    a northerly voyage

    oriented toward the north

  2. Located in a northern region.

  3. Coming from the north.

    a northerly wind

    се́верныйsévernyj

    півні́чнийpivníčnyj

    coming from the north; used especially of wind

Examples

5 sentences
  1. An icy northerly wind is blowing.

    ruДует ледяной северный ветер.

    deEs weht ein eisiger Nordwind.

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  2. There's an icy northerly wind blowing.

    ruДует ледяной северный ветер.

    deEs weht ein eisiger Nordwind.

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  3. A cold northerly wind is blowing.

    ruДует холодный северный ветер.

    deEs weht ein kalter Nordwind.

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  4. This is Algeria's most northerly place.

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  5. The North Pole is Earth's most northerly point.

    deDer Nordpol ist der nördlichste Punkt der Erde.

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Translations

2 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
from/to the north:
Русский
By meaning 1
from/to the north:

Origin

From norther + -ly.

From norther + -ly.

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Forms

more northerly, most northerly
Comparativemore northerly Lesson
Superlativemost northerly Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • coming from the north; used especially of wind:northern
  • oriented toward the north:northern

Word family

2 related words
Relatednorther

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
northerly — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto