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northerly

adjective as in boreal

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Between this and the Channel we were delayed by a succession of northerly winds.

The river then trends in a northerly direction for seven miles, without any sinuosity of consequence.

Adiutrix for work elsewhere, it recalled both governor and legion, and gave up the more northerly of his nominal conquests.

AS the wolf is a native of cold climates, he must have passed northerly into America, since he is met with in both continents.

Accomentas, a band, or division of the Pawtucket Indians inhabiting the northerly part of Massachusetts in 1674.

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to northerly, such as: arctic, north, northern, northward, and polar.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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