Northerly Meaning
/ˈnɔɹðɚli/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA northerly wind (that is, a northern wind, which blows from the north or northerly).
adjFacing the north; directed towards the north.
Sentence Examples
This is Algeria's most northerly place.
An icy northerly wind is blowing.
The North Pole is Earth's most northerly point.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ wind from Canada made the temperature drop below freezing.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ship maintained a ____ course as it sailed through the treacherous waters.
Word Origin & History
From norther + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ wind from Canada made the temperature drop below freezing.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ship maintained a ____ course as it sailed through the treacherous waters.