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southward Definition

south·ward (so̵ut̸hwərd; naut. sut̸hərd)

adverb, adjective

toward the south

noun

a southward direction, point, or region

southward Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • extend: A part of the Bill to extend southwards from Strand to The Temple was not pursued.
  • proceed: Repairs completed, we departed Ft Portal at 09:15, proceeding southwards.
  • continue: For a short way, the canal route continues southwards with Gorton Cemetery on the right.
  • head: The second is to head southwards to Long Quarry Point where there is a lot to see in quite shallow water.
  • flow: The other two channels flow southwards into the harbor.
  • move: A weak cold front then moved southwards on the 26th bringing occasional light showers.

Adjective modifier

  • further: We head further southwards, through gently undulating countryside.
  • main: On 7th January came a disaster on the main road southwards in western Malaya.

Modifies a noun

  • turning: The superposed epoch studies were carried out using the time of the southward turning as time zero.
  • migration: The first results of the tagging does not show the Tope making a southward mass migration in autumn occurs.
  • expansion: The British Empire gained a partial loss of Russian interest in southward expansion.
  • extension: The southwards extension has a ring of dear little children's chairs.
  • journey: On your southward journey peer out over the frosty waters of mighty glaciers, which give way to majestic fjords colored with wild flowers.
  • flow: The temperature and salinity differences between the deep water in the Arctic and the warmer tropics drive a southward flow of deep water.

Noun used with modifier

  • journey: Later we will start our journey southwards through the Spey Valley then on to the dramatic scenery of Glen Garry.
  • head: At the west end of Senate House Passage turn left and head southward down Trinity Hall Lane.
  • road: On 7th January came a disaster on the main road southwards in western Malaya.
  • way: I am afraid we cannot find the High Lama, so we will have to make our way southwards.
  • line: The same year powers to extend the line southwards were allowed to lapse.
  • extension: Goods facilities were withdrawn on 18th April 1964, which allowed any future platform extension southwards, to proceed.