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SOUTHERLY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A wind from the southplay

Synonyms:

south wind; souther; southerly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("southerly" is a kind of...):

air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

From the south; used especially of windplay

Example:

the winds are southerly

Synonyms:

southerly; southern

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

south (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south)

Derivation:

souther (a wind from the south)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Situated in or oriented toward the southplay

Example:

took a southerly course

Synonyms:

southerly; southern

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

south (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south)

 III. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

From the southplay

Example:

a wind blew southerly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

southerly (from the south; used especially of wind)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Toward the southplay

Example:

the ship turned southerly

Synonyms:

southerly; southward; southwards

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

southerly (situated in or oriented toward the south)

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