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

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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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The first known use of northeasterly was in 1667

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northeasterly

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of northeasterly

: located in or moving toward the northeast

: blowing from the northeast

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northeasterly

adverb or adjective

north·east·er·ly | \nȯrth-ˈē-stər-lē

\

Kids Definition of northeasterly

1 : from the northeast northeasterly winds

2 : toward the northeast a northeasterly direction

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