From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Northerly \North"er*ly\, a.
Of or pertaining to the north; toward the north, or from the
north; northern.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Northerly \North"er*ly\, adv.
Toward the north.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
northerly
adv 1: in a northern direction; "they earn more up north";
"Let's go north!" [syn: north, northerly,
northwards, northward]
adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern
suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction" [syn:
northerly, northern]
2: coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north
wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are
northerly" [syn: northerly, northern]
n 1: a wind that blows from the north [syn: north wind,
northerly, norther, boreas]