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View definitions for southerly

southerly

adjective as in southern

adjective as in southern

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A man whose usual job involves setting up big tops at music festivals is preparing to run the world's most southerly post office in Antarctica.

From BBC

In September, temperatures continued to be warmer than expected as the sub-tropical jet stream's more northerly position allowed a warmer southerly flow of air over Japan.

From BBC

As a consequence, storms are “not really developing like they would if they’d come off that more southerly track.”

Pizarro remarked how Punta Arenas, the most southerly city in the world, has been experiencing strange weather patterns.

From Salon

That’s when the moon’s orbit is most extreme and it rises and sets at its most northerly and southerly positions, extending beyond those of the sun.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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