adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a northerly/southerly etc route
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She followed the northerly route across Spain to Bilbao.
a northerly/southerly etc wind (= coming from the north etc )
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A fresh northerly wind was speeding the ship southwards.
a southerly/westerly etc direction
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A strong wind was blowing from an easterly direction.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
most
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Land's End airfield, inset, is the most southerly of mainland Britain.
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The most southerly of the three enclosures had also been subdivided, although little of its eastern half lay within the trench.
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Arran is the most southerly of the Inner Hebridean islands, 15 miles away from Ardrossan on the Ayrshire coast.
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It was the most southerly westernized town, the last in which we saw television aerials.
■ NOUN
direction
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Two split off and went in a southerly direction .
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They are mopping up in a southerly direction .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Driven thirty miles north last night by continuing strong southerly winds.
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Horologium is far too southerly to rise over Britain or most of the United States.
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Land's End airfield, inset, is the most southerly of mainland Britain.
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The green itself was triangular, with the church of St Andrew standing at the southerly point.
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There was a mild southerly breeze.
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Water managers have already shut a gate north of the crash site to reduce the southerly flow of water.
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With the rain came a southerly wind, moderate at first but then steadily increasing until it built to gale force.