Wondering how to use Northerly in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as north or northwards.
Northerly meaning
A northerly wind (that is, a northern wind, which blows from the north or northerly).
Synonyms of Northerly
Using Northerly
- The main meaning on this page is: A northerly wind (that is, a northern wind, which blows from the north or northerly).
- Useful related words include: north, northwards, in the north, to the north.
- In the example corpus, northerly often appears in combinations such as: northerly winds, most northerly, more northerly.
Context around Northerly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Northerly
- In this selection, "northerly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, heavy, fresh, bay, winds, swells and school stand out and add context to how "northerly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include exposed to northerly winds and be fresh northerly to north. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "northerly" sits close to words such as abiola, algebras and altria, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with northerly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Winds will be very light northerly or variable. (8 words)
Phenomenal seas and damaging heavy northerly swells is expected over these waters. (12 words)
Light winds becoming northerly 15 to 20km/h in the late evening. (12 words)
A High Surf Advisory (HSA) remains in effect for most north facing shores through tonight for north facing shores of most islands as well as some windward/east facing areas that will be exposed to the northerly swell. (38 words)
The wind along the coast will be light to moderate becoming fresh south of Saldanha Bay northerly to north-westerly, but easterly along the south coast where it will become south-westerly from the afternoon. (35 words)
Festivalgoers watch artists from a distance as they seek shelter from the rain on the first day of Beyond Wonderland at the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
One photo allegedly shows 'the most northerly' school in America, while a second says it shows 'the most northerly railway station'.
Meanwhile, a marginal drop in the minimum temperatures was observed last week owing to the influx of northerly winds, as per experts.
Phenomenal seas and damaging heavy northerly swells is expected over these waters.
The wind along the coast will be fresh northerly to north-easterly north of Durban in the morning, otherwise fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly.
The wind along the coast will be light to moderate becoming fresh south of Saldanha Bay northerly to north-westerly, but easterly along the south coast where it will become south-westerly from the afternoon.
This likely recurring through the period with milder and wetter westerly periods interspersed with a risk of colder north-westerly or northerly conditions and showers, some wintry over hills.
Winds will be very light northerly or variable.
A High Surf Advisory (HSA) remains in effect for most north facing shores through tonight for north facing shores of most islands as well as some windward/east facing areas that will be exposed to the northerly swell.
A stable and rather dry northerly flow remains in place as a weak surface ridge remains over the state and a disturbance passes over 550 miles to the northeast.
East shore surf will remain small through most of next week, although select spots with more northerly exposure could see some of the north swells throughout the upcoming week.
Festivalgoers watch artists from a distance as they seek shelter from the rain on the first day of Beyond Wonderland at the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Saturday, June 1, 2024.
However, by the time we reach Sunday a northerly airflow develops, which could increase the chances of wintry hazards for some.
Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then tending northerly during the evening.
Light winds becoming northerly 15 to 20km/h in the late evening.
Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Chris Bulmer added: “Snow showers from Sunday onwards are most likely to move inland from coasts exposed to northerly winds.
Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Chris Bulmer said: "Snow showers from Sunday onwards are most likely to move inland from coasts exposed to northerly winds.
Nobody was hurt during the incident at the privately-owned SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst, the most northerly inhabited island in the UK.
Northerly winds (i.e. air travelling from north to the south) bring the air straight from the arctic and over a cold sea to reach the UK.
Surf along east facing shores will become more elevated Saturday into Sunday as the more northerly swells peak and shift more easterly, wrapping into exposed areas.
Sven lives in Sweden’s most northerly town, 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle.
Common combinations with northerly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- northerly winds 17×
- most northerly 16×
- more northerly 13×
- northerly direction 7×
- northerly to 5×
- to northerly 5×
- strong northerly 5×
- in northerly 5×
- northerly wind 4×
- northerly and 4×