south wind

Noun

Meaning

a wind from the south

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

souther southerly south southern austral auster notus wind coming from the south wind that blows from the south shehbui southernly wind wind that blows north wind that blows to the north wind that originates in the south wind from the south
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Antonyms

north northeast boreas northward northerly norther
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Hypernyms

wind current of air air current

Examples

The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more. William Cullen Bryant

As a little skiff attached to a great ship, when the storm blows high, takes in her small share of the raging waters and tosses in the same south wind. Statius

So in the midnight shadows of the grove did they two meet and draw nigh each other, awe-struck, like silent first or motionless cypresses, when the mad South wind hath not yet intertwined their boughs. Gaius Valerius Flaccus

Just as at first the South wind makes gentle sport as it softly stirs the leaves and topmost branches of the woodland, but soon the unlucky ships are feeling all its terrible strength. Gaius Valerius Flaccus

The north wind is a satisfying wind; the south wind is harmful to man. The east wind is a rain-bearing wind; the west wind is greater than those who live there. The east wind is a wind of prosperity, the friend of Naram-Suen. Sumerian Proverb

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

South Wigston South Willingham South Wimbledon South Wingfield South Witham South Woodbury