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