northwesterly

[ nawrth-wes-ter-lee; Nautical nawr-wes-ter-lee ]

/ ˌnɔrθˈwɛs tər li; Nautical ˌnɔrˈwɛs tər li /

adjective, adverb

toward or from the northwest.

Origin of northwesterly

First recorded in 1605–15; northwester + -ly

Words nearby northwesterly

northwards, northwest, northwest by north, northwest by west, northwester, northwesterly, northwesterner, North-West Frontier Province, Northwest Ordinance, Northwest Passage, Northwest Territories

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Example sentences from the Web for northwesterly

They were located just one mile outside the city in a northwesterly direction.
S.O.S. Stand to!|Reginald Grant
There is northwesterly wind to-day again, but not quite so much of it.
Farthest North|Fridtjof Nansen
A creek ran out of its northwesterly end, flowing in that direction.
The Long Labrador Trail|Dillon Wallace
Westerly wind, with northwesterly by way of a pleasant variety; such is our daily fare week after week.
Farthest North|Fridtjof Nansen

From this point the line of extreme flow runs off in a northeasterly and northwesterly direction.
Nature's Miracles, Volume 1|Elisha Gray

British Dictionary definitions for northwesterly

northwesterly

/ (ˌnɔːθˈwɛstəlɪ, nautical ˌnɔːˈwɛstəlɪ) /

adjective, adverb

in, towards, or (esp of a wind) from the northwest

noun plural -lies

a wind or storm from the northwest

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单词	northwesterly
释义	northwesterly [ nawrth-wes-ter-lee; Nautical nawr-wes-ter-lee ] / ˌnɔrθˈwɛs tər li; Nautical ˌnɔrˈwɛs tər li / adjective, adverb toward or from the northwest. Origin of northwesterly First recorded in 1605–15; northwester + -ly Words nearby northwesterly northwards, northwest, northwest by north, northwest by west, northwester, northwesterly, northwesterner, North-West Frontier Province, Northwest Ordinance, Northwest Passage, Northwest Territories Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for northwesterly They were located just one mile outside the city in a northwesterly direction. S.O.S. Stand to!\|Reginald Grant There is northwesterly wind to-day again, but not quite so much of it. Farthest North\|Fridtjof Nansen A creek ran out of its northwesterly end, flowing in that direction. The Long Labrador Trail\|Dillon Wallace Westerly wind, with northwesterly by way of a pleasant variety; such is our daily fare week after week. Farthest North\|Fridtjof Nansen From this point the line of extreme flow runs off in a northeasterly and northwesterly direction. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1\|Elisha Gray British Dictionary definitions for northwesterly northwesterly / (ˌnɔːθˈwɛstəlɪ, nautical ˌnɔːˈwɛstəlɪ) / adjective, adverb in, towards, or (esp of a wind) from the northwest noun plural -lies a wind or storm from the northwest Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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