HyperDic: southerly

English > 5 senses of the word southerly:
ADVERBallsoutherly, southward, southwardstoward the south
allsoutherlyfrom the south
ADJECTIVEallsoutherly, southernsituated in or oriented toward the south
allsoutherly, southernfrom the south
NOUNphenomenonsoutherly, south wind, southera wind from the south
southerly > pronunciation
Soundssah'dherliy
Rhymesably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy...
English > southerly: 5 senses > adjective 1
Meaningsituated in or oriented toward the south.
Example "took a southerly course"
Synonymsouthern
Broadersouthsituated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south
Spanishmeridional
Adverbssoutherlytoward the south
English > southerly: 5 senses > adjective 2
MeaningFrom the south; used especially of wind.
Examples
  • "a hot southerly wind"
  • "the winds are southerly"
Synonymsouthern
Broadersouthsituated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south
Spanishmeridional
Nounssouthera wind from the south
Adverbssoutherlyfrom the south
English > southerly: 5 senses > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningA wind from the south.
Synonymssouth wind, souther
Broaderwind, air current, current of airAir moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
Spanishaustro, viento del sur
Catalanmigjorn, vent de migjorn
English > southerly: 5 senses > adverb 1
MeaningToward the south.
Example"the ship turned southerly"
Synonymssouthward, southwards
Spanishhacia el sur
Adjectivessoutherlysituated in or oriented toward the south
English > southerly: 5 senses > adverb 2
MeaningFrom the south.
Example"a wind blew southerly"
Adjectivessoutherlyfrom the south

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict