Definition of "southerly"

southerly

/ˈsʌðəliː/

noun
plural southerlies
1. A wind blowing from the south.
adjective
comparative more southerly, superlative most southerly
1. Facing the south; directed towards the south.
2. Located towards or in the south.
  Quotations
  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.
  2017 May, Piera Chen, Dinah Gardner, “Taiwan's Islands”, in Lonely Planet Taiwan (Lonely Planet)‎
3. Coming from the south.
adverb
comparative more southerly, superlative most southerly
1. In a southward direction or position; (towards the) south.
2. From the south.