southerly Hear it!

southerly definition

south·erly (sut̸h′ər lē)

adjective, adverb

  1. in or toward the south
  2. from the south, as a wind

noun pl. southerlies -·lies

a wind from the south

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

southerly Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • island: Islay, Jura, Colonsay and Gigha are the most southerly of the Inner Hebridean islands.

Converse of object

  • have: The land is fronting Lodge lane and has a southerly facing rear aspect.

Adjective modifier

  • warm: Val d'Isère is tilted slightly northwards, and protected from the warm southerly and easterly winds by a ring of high mountains.

Modifies a noun

  • gale: In addition to the furious sailing activity we have had appalling weather conditions with horizontal rain blown in from force 7 southerly gales.

Modifying Another Word

  • generally: Saturday The wind was from a generally southerly direction to start with, shifting to south westerly later in the day.
southerly usage examples (more)

The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.

Link to this page:

Cite this page:

MLA Style

"southerly." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009

  • Your Dictionary. 5 July 2009
  • <www.yourdictionary.com/southerly>

APA Style

southerly. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary

  • Retrieved July 5th, 2009, from www.yourdictionary.com/southerly

Comments:

Please or Register to post a comment