northerly
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2.6
- adjective
- /ˈnɔrðərli/
:
hacia el norte
- When the winter approaches in the Antarctic, they're going to move to northerly climes to have their calves.
- more northerly
- most northerly
I'm living in a northerly climb, which is dark all winter.
- I'm living in a northerly climb, which is dark all winter.
Examples
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Readis's brown arm indicated a general northerly direction.
Fiction book (1991) -
The search advanced in a northerly direction.
Fiction book (1996) -
World's most northerly lake comes back to life.
Blog text (19) -
Jimmy, according to the statistics, our chances remain better if we move into a northerly direction, towards Canada.
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In those that do, the focus is primarily on the region's more northerly sections.
Academic text (2008) -
Tourism is one of the few sectors of the territorial economy in which the northerly location is as much a benefit as a hindrance to development.
Academic text (1991) -
Baskett Slough, the most northerly of these refuges, has much to offer the outdoor lover.
Blog text (1) -
Recent surveys have also found that the more northerly a bird's distribution in France, the more it has declined since 1989 (Julliard et al. 2004), a trend that is probably associated with warming.
Academic text (2007) -
To reach the campsite, we needed to take a northerly route through the forest.
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The boat sailed on a northerly heading as we explored the coastline.
Synonyms
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1.0
Located on or coming from the top side of a map
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1.1
Coming from the north, as with wind or weather
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2.0
Moving or facing toward the north
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2.9
The direction on a compass that points exactly to the North Pole
Antonyms
How Northern
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Northerly joins north ('the north') with the ending -erly, meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of', so it describes something that faces or moves 'toward the north'.