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Synonyms for northerly
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : nawr-th er-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɔr ðər li |
Définition of northerly
Origin :- 1550s, from northern + -ly (2) on pattern of easterly, westerly.
- adj boreal
- First they took a northerly course, then they returned toward Sedan.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- Shandon looked in a northerly direction, and shuddered in spite of himself.
- Extract from : « The English at the North Pole » by Jules Verne
- A trunk of a tree, about 50 feet long, lay on the beach; from whence I conclude a heavy sea runs in here with the northerly winds.
- Extract from : « A Narrative Of The Mutiny, On Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty; And The Subsequent Voyage Of Part Of The Crew, In The Ship's Boat » by William Bligh
- At the northerly angle was the junction of the Conemaugh and Stony creeks.
- Extract from : « The Johnstown Horror » by James Herbert Walker
- Ecbatane was the most northerly of these cities, and the most remote from danger.
- Extract from : « Darius the Great » by Jacob Abbott
- They have, however, extended, and arc now heard in a northerly direction.
- Extract from : « Scientific American magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 1 » by Various
- Through it runs the Coatzacoalcos River, northerly, to the gulf.
- Extract from : « Ahead of the Army » by W. O. Stoddard
- They well knew that they must run the risk of a northerly wind or a gale.
- Extract from : « From Powder Monkey to Admiral » by W.H.G. Kingston
- It was coming on with bad weather and a northerly storm, he reported.
- Extract from : « Children of the Tenements » by Jacob A. Riis
- He rowed out in a northerly wind, with snow falling, and a heavy sea.
- Extract from : « Eskimo Folktales » by Unknown
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