Southerly

//ˈsʌðəliː//

"Southerly" in a Sentence (6 examples)

I am but mad north-north-west. When the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw.

The constellation Scorpio is hard to observe because of its southerly position from Central Europe.

Only Diego Garcia, the largest and most southerly of the islands, is inhabited.

a southerly voyage

The islands of Jyuguang Township (莒光鄉; Jǔguāng xiāng), Dongju (東莒; Dōngjǔ; Tongchu) and Xiju (西莒; Xījǔ; Hsichu), are the most southerly of Matsu’s islands. Both are remote and sparsely inhabited, but there's some pretty scenery.

Warm, moist air was brought by southerly winds

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