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SOUTHERLY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wind from the south
Synonyms:
south wind; souther; southerly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("southerly" is a kind of...):
air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
From the south; used especially of wind
Example:
the winds are southerly
Synonyms:
southerly; southern
Classified under:
Similar:
south (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south)
Derivation:
souther (a wind from the south)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Situated in or oriented toward the south
Example:
took a southerly course
Synonyms:
southerly; southern
Classified under:
Similar:
south (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
From the south
Example:
a wind blew southerly
Classified under:
Pertainym:
southerly (from the south; used especially of wind)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Toward the south
Example:
the ship turned southerly
Synonyms:
southerly; southward; southwards
Classified under:
Pertainym:
southerly (situated in or oriented toward the south)
