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southward

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south·ward  (southwrd, srd)
adv. & adj.
Toward, to, or in the south.
n.
A southward direction, point, or region.

southward·ly adv. & adj.
southwards adv.

southward [ˈsaʊθwəd (Nautical) ˈsʌðəd]
adj
situated, directed, or moving towards the south
n
the southward part, direction, etc.; the south
adv
a variant of southwards
southwardly  adj & adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.southward - the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
cardinal compass point - one of the four main compass points
Adj.1.southward - moving toward the south; "a southbound train"
south - 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"
Translations
southward [ˈsaʊθwəd]
A. ADJ [movement, migration] → hacia el sur, en dirección sur
southward [ˈsaʊθwərd] southwards [ˈsaʊθwərdz]
advvers le sud
south-west [ˌsaʊθˈwɛst]
nsud-ouest m
adjsud-ouest inv
advvers le sud-ouest, au sud-ouest
south-westerly [ˌsaʊθˈwɛstərli] adj [wind, direction] → du sud-ouest; [point, area] → sud-ouest
south-western [ˌsaʊθˈwɛstərn] adjsud-ouest inv


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By a Law of Nature with us, there is a constant attraction to the South; and, although in temperate climates this is very slight -- so that even a Woman in reasonable health can journey several furlongs northward without much difficulty -- yet the hampering effect of the southward attraction is quite sufficient to serve as a compass in most parts of our earth.
"Now turn we unto Sir Marhaus that rode with the damsel of thirty winter of age southward --"
Twenty miles southward by now, the special was still tearing its way into the darkness.
 
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