'Southerly' definitions:
Definition of 'southerly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Toward the south; "the ship turned southerly" [syn: southerly, southward, southwards]
adverb
From the south; "a wind blew southerly"
adjective
Situated in or oriented toward the south; "a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course" [syn: southerly, southern]
adjective
From the south; used especially of wind; "a hot southerly wind"; "southern breezes"; "the winds are southerly" [syn: southerly, southern]
noun
A wind from the south [syn: south wind, souther, southerly]
Definition of 'Southerly'
From: GCIDE
- Southerly \South"er*ly\ (?; 277), a. Southern. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'southerly'
From: GCIDE
- South southerly \South` south"er*ly\ (Zool.) the old squaw; -- so called in imitation of its cry. Called also southerly, and southerland. See under Old. [1913 Webster] Southward
Synonyms of 'southerly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antarctic,
- arctic,
- austral,
- boreal,
- east,
- eastbound,
- easterly,
- eastermost,
- eastern,
- easternmost,
- hyperborean,
- meridional,
- north,
- northbound,
- northeast,
- northeasterly,
- northeastern,
- northerly,
- northern,
- northernmost,
- northwest,
- northwesterly,
- northwestern,
- occidental,
- oriental,
- south,
- southbound,
- southeast,
- southeasterly,
- southeastern,
- southern,
- southernmost,
- southwest,
- southwesterly,
- southwestern,
- west,
- westbound,
- westerly,
- western,
- westernmost