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Southward

//ˈsaʊθwəd// adj, adv, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Situated or directed towards the south; moving or facing towards the south.
Adjective
  1. 1
    moving toward the south wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Towards the south; in a southerly direction.

    "As the remnants retreated northward to Pengyang (平壤 Pʻing-jang), war was declared and a Chinese contingent from Manchuria went southward to that place."

Adverb
  1. 1
    toward the south wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    The direction or area lying to the south of a place. no-plural

    "100 leagues to the southward"

  2. 2
    the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From south + -ward.

Etymology 2

From south + -ward.

Etymology 3

From south + -ward.

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