northeasterly
adverb or adjective
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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
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. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'northeasterly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for northeasterly
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
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Kids Definition of northeasterly
1
: from the northeast
northeasterly winds
2
: toward the northeast
a northeasterly direction