southerly
/'sʌðəli/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Coming from the south: Used especially to describe wind or weather that originates in the south.
- Situated in or facing the south: Located in a southern position or oriented toward the south.
Adverb:
- From the south: Moving or blowing from a southerly direction.
- Toward the south: Moving in a direction that leads to the south.
Noun:
- A wind from the south: A wind that blows from the southern direction.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- A warm southerly wind brought a change in the weather.
- They chose a room with a southerly aspect to get more sunlight.
Adverb:
- The storm front is moving southerly.
- We sailed southerly along the coast.
Noun:
- A strong southerly is expected tonight, bringing cooler air.
Advanced Usage
In meteorology: The term is often used in weather forecasts to describe wind direction and origin.
- Gusty southerlies will increase throughout the afternoon.
In navigation: Used to describe a course or heading.
- The vessel maintained a southerly track.
Variants and Related Words
- Southern (adj): Relating to or characteristic of the south.
- Southern hospitality is famous.
- Southward (adv): Toward the south.
- They traveled southward for the winter.
Synonyms
- South (adj, adv, n): The cardinal direction.
- Southwardly (adv, adj): An infrequent synonym meaning toward or from the south.
Related Phrases
- Southerly buster (n, idiom): A colloquial term, primarily used in Australia and New Zealand, for a sudden cool wind from the south that follows a period of hot weather.
- The southerly buster provided relief from the heatwave.
Adjective
- from the south; used especially of wind
- a hot southerly wind
- southern breezes
- the winds are southerly
- situated in or oriented toward the south
- a southern exposure
- took a southerly course
Adverb
- from the south
- a wind blew southerly
- toward the south
- the ship turned southerly
Noun
- a wind from the south