Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: northerly
IPA transcription: [n'ɔɹðɚli]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: northerly, northern
    Meaning: situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: north_wind, northerly, norther, boreas
    Meaning: a wind that blows from the north
r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: north, northerly, northwards, northward
    Meaning: in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!"
Usage examples
  • We had a strongish northerly breeze at midday with snow and hail storms, and now the wind has turned to the south and the sky is overcast with threatenings of a blizzard.
  • We held a course for 2 1/2 hours with difficulty, then the sun disappeared, and snow drove in our faces with northerly wind--very warm and impossible to steer, so camped.
  • With a northerly blow she might turn rather close to the shore, where the soundings run to 3 fathoms, but behind such a stretch of ice she could scarcely get a sea or swell without warning.