southerly
/ˈsʌðərli/
noun
- A wind or storm coming from the south.
- Fishermen watch for southerlies because they signal good fishing conditions.
- A steady southerly filled the sails and sped up the journey.
- The forecast says a southerly will arrive tonight, bringing warmer weather.
adverb
- Toward or in the south.
- The birds flew southerly for the winter.
- The river flows southerly through the valley.
- We drove southerly along the highway until we reached the border.
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adjective
- Located in or facing the south.
- We took the southerly route to avoid the traffic in the city center.
- The house has a large southerly balcony that gets sun all day.
- The southerly side of the mountain is warmer and has less snow.
- Coming from the south, especially referring to wind.
- A strong southerly wind brought warm air from the tropics.
- Southerly winds often carry rain clouds toward the coast.
- The sailors welcomed the southerly breeze as it pushed them northward.
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