1. boreas, north wind, norther, northerly

a wind that blows from the north

• boreas
• north wind
• norther

2. northerly, northern

situated in or oriented toward the north

Example Sentences:
'the northern suburbs'
'going in a northerly direction'

• northern

3. northerly, northern

coming from the north; used especially of wind

Example Sentences:
'the north wind doth blow'
'a northern snowstorm'
'the winds are northerly'

• northern

4. north, northerly, northward, northwards

in a northern direction

Example Sentences:
'they earn more up north'
'Let's go north!'

• north
• northward
• northwards