north ‧ west ‧ er ‧ ly /ˌnɔːθˈwestəli $ ˌnɔːrθˈwestərli/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . towards or in the northwest:
We headed off in a northwesterly direction.
2 . a northwesterly wind comes from the northwest
north ‧ west ‧ er ‧ ly /ˌnɔːθˈwestəli $ ˌnɔːrθˈwestərli/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . towards or in the northwest:
We headed off in a northwesterly direction.
2 . a northwesterly wind comes from the northwest
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012