southerly
suh dher lee
- n a wind from the south
- s situated in or oriented toward the south
took a southerly course - s from the south; used especially of wind
a hot southerly wind
the winds are southerly - r toward the south
the ship turned southerly - r from the south
a wind blew southerly
- After crossing the Atlantic by a southerly route and reprovisioning in the West Indies, they headed north, expecting landfall in the third week of April 1607.
- As soon as the hot southerly wind abated, the Germans struck.
- As the winds swirl around the globe, their southerly portions undulate like the bottom of a skirt.