northerly
Example Sentences
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Seven of eight tower blocks in a housing in the northerly Tai Po district rapidly went up in flames on Wednesday.
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A further 79 people have been injured in the city's deadliest blaze in more than 70 years, which occurred in the northerly suburb of Tai Po, while dozens remain missing.
From BBC
While the wind won't be as strong elsewhere across the UK, the resulting northerly airflow will bring colder conditions again.
From BBC
Wednesday will feel particularly cold with a strong northerly wind.
From BBC
The cold northerly wind on Wednesday will blow in snow showers across mostly northern Scotland but also for a time in Northern Ireland, eastern England, west Wales and even the Moors of south-west England.
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