northeasterly

adverb or adjective

north·east·er·ly | \ nȯrth-ˈē-stər-lē

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Definition of northeasterly

1 : from the northeast

2 : toward the northeast

Examples of northeasterly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Strong surface high pressure in the Great Basin will promote strong northeasterly Santa Ana winds. — Los Angeles Times, "Extreme or critical fire danger forecast for Thursday in California," 23 Oct. 2019 Hurricane Lorenzo, which broke records as the most northeasterly Category 5 storm ever, left Portugal’s Azores islands today (Oct. 2) heavily diminished as a post-tropical cyclone. — Johnny Simon, Quartz, "A powerful mid-Atlantic storm is veering toward Ireland," 2 Oct. 2019 High pressure to the north provides a northeasterly flow of air, bringing in low clouds and cool temperatures. — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, "Meteorological summer is almost over. What does September hold?," 24 Aug. 2019 Afternoon northeasterly wind gusts could reach 17 mph, forecasters said. — Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, "Denver weather: Good chance for thunderstorms and rain showers," 5 Aug. 2019 The smoke plume, being blown downwind by the strong northeasterly Santa Ana winds, stretched more than 300 miles out over the Pacific Ocean. — Kathryn Prociv, Washington Post, "Photo: Southern California is at war with wildfire," 8 Dec. 2017 Farther to the west, the weather service in Mobile said to expect gusty northerly to northeasterly winds Sunday and Monday. — Leada Gore, AL.com, "Hurricane Irma: Alabama's other storm evacuees - helicopters," 9 Sep. 2017

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21 Nov 2019

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“Northeasterly.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northeasterly. Accessed 13 December 2019.

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northeasterly

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of northeasterly

: located in or moving toward the northeast

: blowing from the northeast

See the full definition for northeasterly in the English Language Learners Dictionary

northeasterly

adverb or adjective

north·east·er·ly | \ nȯrth-ˈē-stər-lē

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Kids Definition of northeasterly

1 : from the northeast northeasterly winds

2 : toward the northeast a northeasterly direction

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