in a northward position or direction 在朝北的位置上;朝北方的(地) [as adj.]he set off in a northerly direction. 他朝北方出发。 [as adv.]Cretaceous granites form a northerly trending belt. 白垩纪花岗岩的分布呈带状向北延伸。 ■(of wind) blowing from the north (风)北方吹来的[地] [as adv.]the wind was gusting northerly. 风从北方阵阵吹来。