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southward
south·ward S0591500 (south′wərd, sŭth′ərd)adv. & adj. Toward, to, or in the south.n. A southward direction, point, or region.
south′ward·ly adv. & adj.south′wards adv.southward (ˈsaʊθwəd; ˈsʌðəd) adjsituated, directed, or moving towards the southnthe southward part, direction, etc; the southadv a variant of southwards ˈsouthwardly adj, advsouth•ward (ˈsaʊθ wərd; Naut. ˈsʌð ərd)
adj. 1. moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south. 2. coming from the south. adv. 3. Also, south′wards. toward the south; south. n. 4. the southward part, direction, or point. [before 900] south′ward•ly, adj., adv. southwards southward1. 'southwards'If you move or look southwards, you move or look towards the south. He took the road southwards into the hills.The Duke turned to stare southwards.Southwards is always an adverb. 2. 'southward'In American English and old-fashioned British English, southward is often used instead of 'southwards'. We headed southward on Route 95.In both British and American English, southward is sometimes used as an adjective in front of a noun. While I was sitting there I observed a large flying object coming from a southward direction.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | southward - the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degreesdue south, S, southcardinal compass point - one of the four main compass points | | Adj. | 1. | southward - moving toward the south; "a southbound train"southboundsouth - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance" | | Adv. | 1. | southward - toward the south; "the ship turned southerly"southerly, southwards |
Translationssouth (sauθ) noun1. the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction. He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France. 南方 南方2. one of the four main points of the compass. 南 南 adjective1. in the south. She works on the south coast. 南方的 南方的2. from the direction of the south. a south wind. (來自)南方的 （来自）南方的 adverb towards the south. This window faces south. 向南 向南southerly (ˈsaðəli) adjective1. (of a wind etc) coming from the south. a southerly wind. 來自南方的 来自南方的2. looking, lying etc towards the south. in a southerly direction. 朝南的 朝南的southern (ˈsaðən) adjective of the south. Your speech sounds southern to me; Australia is in the southern hemisphere. 南方的 南方的southerner (ˈsaðənə) noun a person who lives, or was born, in a southern region or country. 南方人 南方人southernmost (ˈsaðənmoust) adjective being furthest south. the southernmost point on the mainland. 最南的，極南的 最南的，极南的 ˈsouthward adjective towards the south. in a southward direction. 向南方的 向南方的ˈsouthward(s) adverb towards the south. We are moving southwards. 朝南 朝南ˈsouthbound adjective travelling southwards. southbound traffic. 向南行的 向南行的ˌsouth-ˈeast / ˌsouth-ˈwest nouns the direction midway between south and east or south and west, or any part of the earth lying in that direction. 東南／西南 东南／西南 adjective1. in the south-east or south-west. the south-east coast. 來自東南的／來自西南的 东南的／西南的 2. from the direction of the south-east or south-west. a south-east wind. 東南的／西南的 来自东南的／来自西南的 adverb towards the south-east or south-west. The gateway faces south-west. 向東南／向西南 向东南／向西南 ˌsouth-ˈeasterly / ˌsouth-ˈwesterly adjective1. (of a wind etc) coming from the south-east or south-west. a south-easterly wind. 來自東南的／來自西南的 来自东南的／来自西南的 2. looking, lying etc towards the south-east or south-west. a south-westerly direction. 向東南的／向西南的 向东南的／向西南的 ˌsouth-ˈeastern / ˌsouth-ˈwestern adjective of the south-east or south-west. a south-western dialect. 東南的／西南的 东南的／西南的 the South Pole the southern end of the imaginary line through the earth, round which it turns. 南極 南极EncyclopediaSeesouthSee SWD
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Synonyms for southwardnoun the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degreesSynonymsRelated Wordsadj moving toward the southSynonymsRelated Wordsadv toward the southSynonyms |