Southerly Definition & Meaning

southerly
adverb
  1. toward the south; "the ship turned southerly"
  2. from the south; "a wind blew southerly"
adjective
  1. situated in or oriented toward the south; "a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course"
  2. from the south; used especially of wind; "a hot southerly wind"; "southern breezes"; "the winds are southerly"
noun
  1. a wind from the south

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