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How to pronounce southerly in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms southern
Derivation souther


a hot southerly wind.
the winds are southerly.
Type Words
Synonyms southward, southwards


the ship turned southerly.
Type Words
Synonyms south wind, souther
Type of air current, current of air, wind
Type Words
Synonyms southern


took a southerly course.
Type Words


a wind blew southerly.

Examples of southerly

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Newt represents the yee-hawing, southerly-strategizing style of Mitt disdaining.
From the guardian.co.uk
It then takes on the name of Chindwin, and maintains a general southerly course.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It is overcoming not only the devastating fire but also the harsh southerly wind.
From the nzherald.co.nz
After a southerly wind change just after 2pm temperatures eased to the mid-20s.
From the nzherald.co.nz
I understand it's due to the jet stream being a bit more southerly than normal.
From the guardian.co.uk
With a southerly wind on the 1 April, Nelson picked his way through the shoals.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Winds become southerly at about 5 mph late that night and patchy fog is possible.
From the chron.com
Its southerly inflow was cut off, and Dinah weakened as it turned to the north.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A southerly course passes close by Xuzhou and enters Weishan Lake near Peixian.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Toward the south; "the ship turned southerly"
  • Southerly is the name of a storm or front of air coming from the south. In the Southern Hemisphere these can be cold and have bad weather. In Wellington, New Zealand these storms are normally short and frequently have winds gusting between 120 km/h and 160 km/h though higher speeds are known. ...
  • Southerly is a United States musical act, a solo project of Krist Kreuger. The Madison, Wisconsin native started the project in 2001, releasing an EP, but put it on hiatus to focus on building his own independent booking agency, The Crow Agency. ...
  • Southerly is an Australian literary magazine, established in the 1930s. It is currently published in hardcopy and online three times a year, and carries fiction and poetry by established and new authors as well as reviews and critical essays. is an online supplement, carrying additional material.