northerly
From the top
Northerly describes direction toward or from the north.
A northerly wind blows from the north; a northerly route heads toward it.
The word works as both adjective and adverb: We sailed in a northerly direction, The storm moved northerly.
As a noun, a northerly is a wind from the north: A stiff northerly made the crossing rough.
Of extreme latitudes
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- taigaSubarctic evergreen biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- borealOf northern regions
subarctic · aurora borealis · midnight sun · ice cap · glacier · fjord · Arctic Circle · Scandinavia
Severe sustained wind
- gustBrief wind surge
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- nor'easterNortheastern coastal storm system
- northerCold gale from arctic regions
squall · windstorm · westerly · southerly · easterly · prevailing · headwind · tailwind
polar
Of extreme latitudes
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- taigaSubarctic evergreen biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
boreal · subarctic · aurora borealis · midnight sun · ice cap · glacier · fjord · Arctic Circle · Scandinavia · Siberia
gale
Severe sustained wind
- gustBrief wind surge
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- nor'easterNortheastern coastal storm system
norther · squall · windstorm · westerly · southerly · easterly · prevailing · headwind · tailwind · crosswind
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
azimuth · latitude · orientation · chart · sextant · waypoint · mariner · navigator · gyrocompass · celestial navigation
cold
Low temperature state
frigid · wintry · harsh · bleak · bracing · bitter · icy · snow · sleet · hail
- Northern LightsLuminous polar phenomenon
- northern climateCold high-latitude weather patterns
- Northern VirginiaD.C.'s southern suburbs
- Northern IrelandUK territory sharing island
- northern IsraelCountry's top portion
- Northern HemisphereRegion above the equator