southward
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See also: Southward
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsaʊθwəd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsʌðəd/ (nautical)
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Noun
southward (plural not attested)
- The direction or area lying to the south of a place.
- 1596, Walter Raleigh, The Discovery of Guiana:
- 100 leagues to the southward
Adjective
southward (comparative more southward, superlative most southward)
- Situated or directed towards the south; moving or facing towards the south.
Derived terms
Adverb
southward (comparative more southward, superlative most southward)
- Towards the south; in a southerly direction.
- 1943, Chao-ying Fang, “SUNG Chʻing [宋慶]”, in Arthur W. Hummel, editor, Eminent Chinese of the Chʻing Period (1644-1912)[1], Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, published 1970, →OCLC, page 687, column 2:
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
towards the south
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References
- “southward”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.