from the south; used especially of wind; "a hot south wind"; "southern breezes"; "the winds are southerly" situated in or oriented toward the south; "a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course" from the south; "a wind blew southerly" toward the south; "the ship turned southerly
A southerly point, area, or direction is to the south or towards the south. We set off in a southerly direction. the most southerly areas of Zimbabwe and Mozambique