[
US
/ˌnɔɹˈθistɝɫi/
]
[ UK /nˈɔːθiːstəli/ ]
[ UK /nˈɔːθiːstəli/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
situated in or oriented toward the northeast
the northeasterly part of the island -
coming from the northeast
northeasterly winds
How To Use northeasterly In A Sentence
- The decision is based on the safety risks to crews and passengers as a result of the drift south of the volcanic ash cloud caused by the northeasterly winds," the statement said. Ireland: Ash Forces Airspace Closure, Again
- However, it had been a mild summer in this northeasterly corner of Russia and their passage was relatively simple. BARRACUDA 945
- Parcel E. Beginning at the southerly end of Sengekon - tacket pond at point of outlet to Trapps pond: thence northeasterly to the west line of the state highway '; thence by said highway northwesterly to the old entrance to said pond; thence westerly by said old entrance to the pond; thence southeasterly by the pond to the point of beginning. Acts and resolves passed by the General Court
- This type of storm is called a nor'easter because it brings strong northeasterly winds. Times, Sunday Times
- Irish meteorologist Evelyn Cusack said winds were expected to resume their typical northeasterly direction, pushing ash into the Arctic and away from Europe's airports. Iceland Ash May Keep Choking Air Travel
- In southwestern Australia, the hottest conditions are normally associated with low pressure troughs that direct east to northeasterly winds from the hot interior.
- A hawk that fit the description of a juvenile light-morph broad-winged hawk sat for an hour on the most northeasterly branch of the most easterly tree on the island. Bird Cloud
- And here's the Greensburg area and there you can see the storm to the south, that's producing some very large hail right now, is tracking north-northeasterly, so we might get lucky over the tornado damaged areas and hopefully the storm will stay on off to your east so that's certainly something we'll be watching very closely. CNN Transcript May 5, 2007
- northeasterly winds
- So north-northeasterly movement, a lot movement very quickly. CNN Transcript Feb 6, 2008