northerly
1 of 2adjective or adverb
north·er·ly
ˈnȯr-t͟hər-lē 
1
: situated toward or belonging to the north
the northerly border
2
: coming from the north
a northerly wind
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Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024
For the last 100,000 years of that epoch, extensive grasslands ringed the northerly latitudes of the globe.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
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Adjective or adverb
While forecasters expect sweltering temperatures to persist across Northern California through the weekend, PG&E meteorologists have indicated the worst of the weather — northerly winds gust between 35 and 50 mph in some locations — would subside before the Fourth of July on Thursday.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024
For the last 100,000 years of that epoch, extensive grasslands ringed the northerly latitudes of the globe.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
Noun
Only the strongest swimmers should consider cliff diving into the sea, which can become rough when northerlies blow through.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
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northerly
1 of 2 adjective or adverb
north·er·ly
ˈnȯr-t͟hər-lē
1
: placed or lying toward the north
the northerly border
2
: coming from the north
a northerly wind
northerly
2 of 2 noun
plural northerlies
: a wind from the north
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