northeasterly [
`nɔrθ'istɚlɪ]
a. 向东北的
northeasterly[ adj ]- coming from the northeast
<adj.all>
northeasterly winds
- situated in or oriented toward the northeast
<adj.all>
the northeasterly part of the island
Northeasterly \North`east"er*ly\, a.
Pertaining to the northeast; toward the northeast, or coming
from the northeast.
Northeasterly \North`east"er*ly\, adv.
Toward the northeast.
- He also discovered that the waves almost always appear during storms in which the wind shifts abruptly from northeasterly to southwesterly.