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Definition of
northerly noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
northerly
noun
/ˈnɔːðəli/
/ˈnɔːrðərli/
(plural
northerlies
)
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a wind that blows from the north
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north-eastwards
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northerly
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northern
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