southing

[ sou-thing ]

/ ˈsaʊ ðɪŋ /

noun

Astronomy.

the transit of a heavenly body across the celestial meridian.
south declination.

movement or deviation toward the south.

distance due south made by a vessel.

Origin of southing

First recorded in 1650–60; south + -ing¹

Words nearby southing

South Gloucestershire, South Hadley, South Holland, South Houston, South Huntington, southing, Southington, South Island, South Kingstown, South Korea, South Korean

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Example sentences from the Web for southing

Who could ask a better stimulus for his imagination than the annual southing of this mighty host?
The Foot-path Way|Bradford Torrey
On the 31st, to my mortification, the river held so much to the northward, that we undid almost all our southing.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, Complete|Charles Sturt
Southing, which will make the place of taking altitude for time 55.
Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793|Alexander Mackenzie
As they made their southing, wind and weather seemed to fall astern, the sun poured with a more golden candour.
Where the Blue Begins|Christopher Morley

It is so bright that, viewed through that tube, it must have been visible to the naked eye, even when southing in full daylight.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879|Various

British Dictionary definitions for southing

southing

/ (ˈsaʊðɪŋ) /

noun

nautical movement, deviation, or distance covered in a southerly direction

astronomy a south or negative declination

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单词	southing
释义	southing [ sou-thing ] / ˈsaʊ ðɪŋ / noun Astronomy. the transit of a heavenly body across the celestial meridian. south declination. movement or deviation toward the south. distance due south made by a vessel. Origin of southing First recorded in 1650–60; south + -ing¹ Words nearby southing South Gloucestershire, South Hadley, South Holland, South Houston, South Huntington, southing, Southington, South Island, South Kingstown, South Korea, South Korean Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for southing Who could ask a better stimulus for his imagination than the annual southing of this mighty host? The Foot-path Way\|Bradford Torrey On the 31st, to my mortification, the river held so much to the northward, that we undid almost all our southing. Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, Complete\|Charles Sturt Southing, which will make the place of taking altitude for time 55. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793\|Alexander Mackenzie As they made their southing, wind and weather seemed to fall astern, the sun poured with a more golden candour. Where the Blue Begins\|Christopher Morley It is so bright that, viewed through that tube, it must have been visible to the naked eye, even when southing in full daylight. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879\|Various British Dictionary definitions for southing southing / (ˈsaʊðɪŋ) / noun nautical movement, deviation, or distance covered in a southerly direction astronomy a south or negative declination Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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