American English pronunciation
How to pronounce northeasterly
IPA transcription: [,nɔɹ'θistɚli]
Pronunciation variants: [,nɔɹ'θistɚli][,nɚ'θistɚli]
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Adjective
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situated in or oriented toward the northeast
“the northeasterly part of the island”
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coming from the northeast
“northeasterly winds”
Usage examples
- The route then takes a more northeasterly route away from the international boundary.
- Medieval Moscow grew from its Kremlin primarily in a northeasterly direction, towards the Yauza.
- From there it flows northeasterly through the Appalachian Mountains.
- The cool season is from November to March with cold northeasterly winds.
- Erzincan is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.