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- 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。
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- (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。