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northerly definition

north·erly (-lē)

adjective, adverb

  1. in or toward the north
  2. from the north, as a wind

noun pl. northerlies -·lies

a wind from the north

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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