southerly has definitions from the field of meteorology
1
[ adjective ] from the south; used especially of wind

Synonyms

southern

Examples

"a hot south wind" "southern breezes" "the winds are southerly"

Related terms

south

2
[ adjective ] situated in or oriented toward the south

Synonyms

southern

Examples

"a southern exposure" "took a southerly course"

Related terms

south

3
[ adverb ] from the south

Examples

"a wind blew southerly"

4
[ adverb ] toward the south

Examples

"the ship turned southerly"

5
[ noun ] (meteorology) a wind from the south

Synonyms

souther south_wind

Related terms

wind

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