What does southerly mean?
Southerly means A wind blowing from the south..
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/ˈsʌðəliː/ · noun
A wind blowing from the south..
a southerly voyage
The islands of Jyuguang Township (莒光鄉; Jǔguāng xiāng), Dongju (東莒; Dōngjǔ; Tongchu) and Xiju (西莒; Xījǔ; Hsichu), are the most southerly of Matsu’s islands. Both are remote and sparsely inhabited, but there's some pretty scenery.
Warm, moist air was brought by southerly winds
Use southerly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Southerly means A wind blowing from the south..
Common synonyms include auster, souther, southly, south.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
a southerly voyage
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