southerly

[ suhth-er-lee ]

/ ˈsʌð ər li /

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adjective, adverb

toward the south: a southerly course.

(especially of a wind) coming from the south: a gentle southerly breeze.

noun, plural south·er·lies.

a wind that blows from the south.

Origin of southerly

1545–55; south + -erly (see easterly)

OTHER WORDS FROM southerly

south·er·li·ness, noun

Words nearby southerly

southeastwards, South El Monte, Southend-on-Sea, South Equatorial Current, souther, southerly, southerly buster, southern, Southern Alps, Southern Baptist, southern blight

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Example sentences from the Web for southerly

While we were at breakfast a southerly squall burst open the kitchen door.
A Poor Man's House|Stephen Sydney Reynolds
The southerly winds are warm at all seasons if blowing hard, but very cold if blowing lightly in winter.
Ethnology of the Ungava District, Hudson Bay Territory|Lucien Turner
Starting from the mills at Livermore, a logging-road is followed nearly two miles on the southerly side of Sawyers River.
The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery|Samuel Adams Drake
At first he struck across the waterways in a southerly direction and for awhile Jan and the others were able to keep him in sight.
The Laughing Cavalier|Baroness Orczy

By taking a southerly route, and going up the Gulf of Tarentum, this distance might be traversed wholly by sea.
Pyrrhus|Jacob Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for southerly

southerly

/ (ˈsʌðəlɪ) /

adjective

of, relating to, or situated in the south

adverb, adjective

towards or in the direction of the south

from the southa southerly wind

noun plural -lies

a wind from the south

Derived forms of southerly

southerliness, noun

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单词	southerly
释义	southerly [ suhth-er-lee ] / ˈsʌð ər li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR southerly ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, adverb toward the south: a southerly course. (especially of a wind) coming from the south: a gentle southerly breeze. noun, plural south·er·lies. a wind that blows from the south. Origin of southerly 1545–55; south + -erly (see easterly) OTHER WORDS FROM southerly south·er·li·ness, noun Words nearby southerly southeastwards, South El Monte, Southend-on-Sea, South Equatorial Current, souther, southerly, southerly buster, southern, Southern Alps, Southern Baptist, southern blight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for southerly While we were at breakfast a southerly squall burst open the kitchen door. A Poor Man's House\|Stephen Sydney Reynolds The southerly winds are warm at all seasons if blowing hard, but very cold if blowing lightly in winter. Ethnology of the Ungava District, Hudson Bay Territory\|Lucien Turner Starting from the mills at Livermore, a logging-road is followed nearly two miles on the southerly side of Sawyers River. The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery\|Samuel Adams Drake At first he struck across the waterways in a southerly direction and for awhile Jan and the others were able to keep him in sight. The Laughing Cavalier\|Baroness Orczy By taking a southerly route, and going up the Gulf of Tarentum, this distance might be traversed wholly by sea. Pyrrhus\|Jacob Abbott British Dictionary definitions for southerly southerly / (ˈsʌðəlɪ) / adjective of, relating to, or situated in the south adverb, adjective towards or in the direction of the south from the southa southerly wind noun plural -lies a wind from the south Derived forms of southerly southerliness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to southerly austral, meridional, midi
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southerly

adjective, adverb

noun, plural south·er·lies.

Origin of southerly

OTHER WORDS FROM southerly

Words nearby southerly

Example sentences from the Web for southerly

British Dictionary definitions for southerly

adjective

adverb, adjective

noun plural -lies

Derived forms of southerly

Words related to southerly