| 单词 | northerly |
| 释义 | northerly (once / 2931 pages) adjadvn WORD FAMILY northerly: northerlies+/norther: northerly, northers USAGE EXAMPLESBefore the Denny Hill Regrade, Pike was the most northerly street to cross with ease the southern flank of the hill. Seattle Times(Dec 08, 2016) One mitigating factor: A persistent northerly wind that gusted at nearly 30 mph. Washington Times(Nov 19, 2016) Forecasters predicted that strong northerly winds over the weekend would bring snow to many high areas in the north of Scotland. BBC(Nov 06, 2016) 1adj situated in or oriented toward the north going in a northerly direction Syn northern north situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north 2adj coming from the north; used especially of wind the winds are northerly Syn northern north situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north 3adv in a northern direction Syn north, northward, northwards 4n a wind that blows from the north Syn|Hypo|Hyper boreas, north wind, norther bise, bize a dry cold north wind in southeastern France mistrala strong north wind that blows in France during the winter tramontana, tramontanea cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean air current, current of air, wind air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure |
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