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Definition of South wind
1. Noun. A wind from the south.
Generic synonyms: Air Current, Current Of Air, Wind
Derivative terms: Southerly
Definition of South wind
1. Noun. A wind blowing from the south. (defdate from 10th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of South Wind
Literary usage of South wind
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of American Folk-lore by American Folklore Society (1920)
"He made a sweat-house, and asked South-Wind to sweat with him. He said, "I have
no covering for ... South-Wind searched for the robe, but could not find it. ..."
2. A Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Smith, John Mee Fuller (1893)
"The south wind,» which traverses the Arabian peninsula betöre reaching Palestine,
must necessarily be extremely hot (Job xxxvii. 17; Luke xii. ..."
3. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1876)
"The south wind is dry, cool, fresh, and invigorating, banishing mosquitoes for
a time ; a north wind, on the contrary, brings a hot, moist, ..."
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