Synonyms for northerly

Synonyms for (noun) northerly

Synonyms: north wind, norther, northerly, boreas

Definition: a wind that blows from the north

Similar words: wind, current of air, air current

Definition: air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

Usage: trees bent under the fierce winds; when there is no wind, row; the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere


Synonyms for (adj) northerly

Synonyms: northerly, northern

Definition: coming from the north; used especially of wind

Usage: the north wind doth blow; a northern snowstorm; the winds are northerly

Similar words: north

Definition: situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north

Usage: artists like north light; the north portico


Synonyms: northerly, northern

Definition: situated in or oriented toward the north

Usage: the northern suburbs; going in a northerly direction

Similar words: north

Definition: situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north

Usage: artists like north light; the north portico


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