1 [onlybeforenoun] in or towards the south:
travelling in a southerly direction
2 [usuallybeforenoun] (of winds) blowing from the south:
a warm southerly breeze
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noun (plural southerlies) a wind that blows from the south:
warm southerlies
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In this entry, southerly is tagged as adjective.
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