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Meanings of southerly in inglês

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From the south; used especially of wind.

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vent de migjorn

A wind from the south.

vent de migjorn

Toward the south.

A southerly buster is the colloquial name of an abrupt southerly wind change in the southern regions of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia, which approaches from the southeast, mainly on a hot day, bringing in cool, usually severe weather and a dramatic temperature drop, thus ultimately replacing and relieving the prior hot conditions.

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Usage of southerly in inglês
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Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly.
The South African
2
Wind: The wind along the coast will be Strong southerly to south-easterly.
The South African
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Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly.
The South African
4
Listen up, United States: Your southerly neighbors might be on to something.
Wired
5
He quickly followed in their track, still going in a southerly direction.
New National Fourth Reader
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Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh southerly to south-easterly.
The South African
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The point for which we are bound is in a southerly direction.
Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir / And Other Stories for Boys and Girl...
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The wind along the coast will be fresh southerly becoming strong south-easterly.
The South African
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Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south-westerly.
The South African
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Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south-easterly.
The South African
11
A southerly storm brings snow and freezing temperatures to the deep south.
Radio NZ
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But dense woods cover the approaches, except in some few directions southerly.
The Campaign of Chancellorsville
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The most southerly important landmark on the coast is Puerto San Julián.
The Guardian
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The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly becoming fresh south-westerly.
The South African
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A wild southerly buster was blowing, bringing rain with it in floods.
Captivity
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The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly becoming moderate south-easterly.
The South African
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South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Less common
United Kingdom
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