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单词 south-going
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south-goingadj.

Brit. /ˈsaʊθˌɡəʊɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsaʊθˌɡoʊɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: south adv., going adj.
Etymology: < south adv. + going adj. Compare earlier south-going n.
That is moving in a southerly direction.
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1837 J. G. Whittier Poems 67 The South-going breezes shall deepen and grow.
1896 Westm. Gaz. 2 May 5/2 The south-going Irish boat express.
1920 I. E. Ostrander How many Cards? xi. 136 McCarty for the second time that day boarded a south-going 'bus.
2002 Times (Nexis) 31 May (Features Suppl.) A southerly gale is blowing against a southgoing tide.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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