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PRONUNCIATION OF NORTHWESTERLY

northwesterly  [ˌnɔːθˈwɛstəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NORTHWESTERLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Northwesterly can act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES NORTHWESTERLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of northwesterly in the English dictionary

The definition of northwesterly in the dictionary is in, towards, or from the northwest. Other definition of northwesterly is a wind or storm from the northwest.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NORTHWESTERLY


asystole
əˈsɪstəlɪ
coastally
ˈkəʊstəlɪ
costally
ˈkɒstəlɪ
diastole
daɪˈæstəlɪ
distally
ˈdɪstəlɪ
easterly
ˈiːstəlɪ
extrasystole
ˌɛkstrəˈsɪstəlɪ
festally
ˈfɛstəlɪ
headmasterly
ˌhɛdˈmæstəlɪ
masterly
ˈmɑːstəlɪ
north-northwesterly
ˌnɔːθˌnɔːθˈwestəlɪ
northeasterly
ˌnɔːθˈiːstəlɪ
postally
ˈpəʊstəlɪ
sinisterly
ˈsɪnɪstəlɪ
sisterly
ˈsɪstəlɪ
southeasterly
ˌsaʊθˈiːstəlɪ
southwesterly
ˌsaʊθˈwɛstəlɪ
systole
ˈsɪstəlɪ
vestally
ˈvɛstəlɪ
westerly
ˈwɛstəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NORTHWESTERLY

northward
northwardly
northwards
northwest
northwest by north
northwest by west
Northwest Passage
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territory
northwester
northwesterlies
northwestern
northwesternmost
northwestward
northwestwardly
northwestwards

WORDS THAT END LIKE NORTHWESTERLY

biquarterly
bitterly
clouterly
daughterly
elderly
formerly
latterly
overly
painterly
porterly
properly
quarterly
schoolmasterly
souterly
spinsterly
unsisterly
utterly
whoremasterly
winterly
writerly

Synonyms and antonyms of northwesterly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «northwesterly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NORTHWESTERLY

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Translator English - Chinese

西北
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

northwesterly
570 millions of speakers

English

northwesterly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

northwesterly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شمالية غربية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

северо-западный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

northwesterly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্তরপশ্চিমগত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le nord-ouest
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Utara barat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nordwestlicher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

北西の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

북서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Northwesterly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gió tây bắc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

northwesterly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्तर-पश्चिम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kuzeybatı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

northwesterly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

północno-zachodnim
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

північно -західний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nord-vest
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νοτιοδυτικοί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

noordwestelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

northwesterly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nordvestlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of northwesterly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NORTHWESTERLY»

The term «northwesterly» is normally little used and occupies the 122.194 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NORTHWESTERLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about northwesterly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NORTHWESTERLY»

Discover the use of northwesterly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to northwesterly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ordinances of the City of Marietta: In Force April 1, 1893, ...
80.03 82.12 83.97 At a point 45 feet northwesterly of said line 81.28 82.30 84.21 At 82.53 82.53 84.45 At a point 135 feet northwesterly of said line 82.78 82.78 84.68 At 83.04 83.04 84.92 At a point 225 feet northwesterly of said line 83.29 ...
Marietta (Ohio), Martin D. Follett, 1893
2
Laws of the State of New York
dere and Friendship and Cuba, to a point to be determined by the commission on the dividing line between Cattaraugus and Allegany counties, running thence southwesterly to the city of Olean, running thence westerly and northwesterly from ...
New York (State), 1908
3
Real Estate Owned by the City and County of San Francisco ...
Commencing at a point on the northwesterly line of Burn- side avenue, distant thereon 172.303 feet southwesterly from a point formed by the intersection of the northwesterly line of Burnside avenue with the line forming the northwesterly ...
San Francisco (Calif.). Board of Supervisors, 1909
4
Proceedings
... City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the southeasterly side of the Brooklyn and Newtown Turnpike road, which point is distant 139 feet more or less northwesterly from the northwesterly side ...
‎1922
5
Book of franchises granted by the Board of Supervisors of ...
neath Texas and Twenty-second streets at or near the intersection thereof by means of a subway or subways; thence northwesterly to a point in Potrero Block 265; thence northwesterly by means of a tunnel or tunnels beginning in said Potrero ...
San Francisco (Calif.). Board of Supervisors, 1910
6
Journal of Proceedings, Board of Supervisors of the City and ...
0n Caselli avenue at a point on a line at right angles to and distant 8 feet from the northwesterly line of Caselli avenue at the first angle southwesterly from Falcon avenue, be changed and established at 370 feet. On Caseili avenue at a point 8  ...
San Francisco (Calif.). Board of Supervisors, 1915
7
Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Ohio
Ohio. General Assembly. House of Representatives. Southeasterly by the natural shore of Lake Erie; southwesterly by East 9th street, formerly Erie street, or the northwesterly projection of its northeasterly line; northwesterly by a line which ...
Ohio. General Assembly. House of Representatives, 1917
8
Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers to the Secretary of ...
2833, set at said corner; thence northeasterly in a straight line to a point 123 feet northwesterly from the prolongation southwesterly of a line as the same is monumented by city monument N0. 518, set on the east line of section 12, township 28, ...
‎1903
9
Congressional edition
2833, set at said corner; thence northeasterly in a straight line to a point 123 feet northwesterly from the prolongation southwesterly of a line as the same is monumented by city monument No. 518, set on the east line of section 12, township 28, ...
United States. Congress, 1903
10
Annual Reports ....
2833, set at said corner; thence northeasterly in a straight line to a point 123 feet northwesterly from the prolongation southwesterly of a line as the same is monumented by city monument Xo. 518, set on the east line of section 12, township 28, ...
United States. War Dept, 1903

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NORTHWESTERLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term northwesterly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Forecast: Two More Days Of Peachy Weather, And Then...
A slow moving high pressure system over the Midwest continues to give us a comfortable northwesterly breeze, but that will start to change late ... «Gothamist, Jul 15»
2
Morning Mix: What you need to know for Friday
Forecasts for Friday call for sunny skies and high temperatures in the upper 70s with a northwesterly breeze. That sunshine is expected to ... «Torrington Register Citizen, Jul 15»
3
Adam's Thursday Evening Forecast
It won't be too much, but all the same, highs will reach the mid 80's with a pleasant northwesterly wind at 5 to 10 mph. Once we reach the ... «WHAG, Jul 15»
4
Feds step up efforts to improve Vancouver's oil spill response time
... the other side of the park, adding response time especially in the summer when there are large ebb tides and northwesterly winds, he said. «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
5
Tom's Thursday evening forecast
NORTHWESTERLY BY LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. 5-15 KNOTS. WATER TEMPERATURE AT 70. DURING THE AFTERNOON, LOOKING ... «WPTZ The Champlain Valley, Jul 15»
6
UK weather disappointing this summer? This graphic shows why
June was a battleground between the cooler northwesterly winds and the warmer air from Europe. And despite southeasterly winds managing ... «The Weather Network, Jul 15»
7
Comfortable for now, but heat is in the forecast!
This will continue to allow a northwesterly flow of refreshing air to funnel into New England. However the low pressure system will begin to ... «WFSB, Jul 15»
8
Get Your Thursday Morning KSBW Weather Forecast 7.23.15
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS SCOOPING THEIR WAY BACK FROM THE SOUTHWEST INTO CALIFORNIA. ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE ... «KSBW The Central Coast, Jul 15»
9
The Ebb and Flow of the Pattern
It would have little trouble getting into the Great Lakes and Northeast, but the flow in these areas is still west-northwesterly. And embedded ... «AccuWeather.com, Jul 15»
10
Marblehead Junior Race Week finishes final day
There were some heartbreakers on the 70-boat Opti Championship line as the gusty northwesterly wind challenged some of the division ... «Daily Item, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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