northerly

northerly
northerliness, n.
/nawr"dheuhr lee/, adj., adv., n., pl. northerlies.
adj.
1. moving, directed, or situated toward the north.
2. (esp. of a wind) coming from the north: a northerly gale.
adv.
3. toward the north.
4. from the north.
n.
5. a wind that blows from the north.
[1545-55; NORTH + -erly, modeled on EASTERLY]

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