southward

[ south-werd; Nautical suhth-erd ]

/ ˈsaʊθ wərd; Nautical ˈsʌð ərd /

adjective

moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.

coming from the south, as a wind.

adverb

Also southwards. toward the south; south.

noun

the southward part, direction, or point.

Origin of southward

before 900; Middle English; Old English sūth weard.See south, -ward

Words nearby southward

South Thompson, South Tyneside, South Tyrol, South Vietnam, South Vietnamese, southward, southwardly, southwards, Southwark, Southwell, southwest

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Example sentences from the Web for southward

Appearances rather favouring the latter opinion, we determined on proceeding through it to the southward.
Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 2|John Franklin
I ought to have said before, that the wind was at the southward.
Afloat And Ashore|James Fenimore Cooper
I think I heard breakers abeam, sir, and I have hauled up to the southward.
The Crater|James Fenimore Cooper
The natives made very large fires both to the northward and southward.
The Wreck on the Andamans|Joseph Darvall

With our sadly-diminished crew we stood away to the southward.
My First Voyage to Southern Seas|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for southward

southward

/ (ˈsaʊθwəd, nautical ˈsʌðəd) /

adjective

situated, directed, or moving towards the south

noun

the southward part, direction, etc; the south

adverb

a variant of southwards

Derived forms of southward

southwardly, adjective, adverb

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单词	southward
释义	southward [ south-werd; Nautical suhth-erd ] / ˈsaʊθ wərd; Nautical ˈsʌð ərd / adjective moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south. coming from the south, as a wind. adverb Also southwards. toward the south; south. noun the southward part, direction, or point. Origin of southward before 900; Middle English; Old English sūth weard.See south, -ward Words nearby southward South Thompson, South Tyneside, South Tyrol, South Vietnam, South Vietnamese, southward, southwardly, southwards, Southwark, Southwell, southwest Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for southward Appearances rather favouring the latter opinion, we determined on proceeding through it to the southward. Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 2\|John Franklin I ought to have said before, that the wind was at the southward. Afloat And Ashore\|James Fenimore Cooper I think I heard breakers abeam, sir, and I have hauled up to the southward. The Crater\|James Fenimore Cooper The natives made very large fires both to the northward and southward. The Wreck on the Andamans\|Joseph Darvall With our sadly-diminished crew we stood away to the southward. My First Voyage to Southern Seas\|W.H.G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for southward southward / (ˈsaʊθwəd, nautical ˈsʌðəd) / adjective situated, directed, or moving towards the south noun the southward part, direction, etc; the south adverb a variant of southwards Derived forms of southward southwardly, adjective, adverb 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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