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southerly
(south|er¦ly)
Pronunciation:
/ˈsʌðəli/
adjective
&
adverb
in a southward position or direction:
the most southerly of the Greek islands
[
as adverb
]
:
they made off southerly
(of a wind) blowing from the south:
[
as adjective
]
:
a southerly gale
[
as adverb
]
:
the wind had backed southerly
noun
(often
southerlies
)
a wind blowing from the south:
the salt spray in the southerlies would rattle like hail on the windowpanes
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