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southward

southward

3 1.9
Facing or moving toward the south
  • adjective
  • /ˈsaʊθwərd/
translation icon : hacia el sur
  • Dovecote Lane went southward to the lower or nether fields.
  • southward migration
  • move southward
  • southward flow

There is a port on the southward side of that land that man call Skirringa's Hair.

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Examples

  • There is a port on the southward side of that land that man call Skirringa's Hair.

    The British Museum

  • We successfully sailed Manteno-Huancavilca southward for several days, with very poor winds against a swift northward current.

    Academic text (2002)

  • With the northern expansion so rapid, why has the species' southward spread been so slow?

    Academic text (1992)

  • Tritium levels mark the southward progress of new deep water.

    Academic text (1994)

  • And then came the Trivandrum Mail running southward into traditional India, where the old ways endured.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • From there, you take the Trivandrum Mail southward and get off in Madurai.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Such stereotypes both influenced and were influenced by tourist experiences of many North Americans traveling southward for pleasure.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Their route ran southward to Beersheba and through the Negev toward the Gulf of Aqaba.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Large icebergs have been breaking up, the floes of which are drifting southward towards Japan and melting quickly.

    King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)

  • In the winter months, many birds migrate southward to find warmer climates.

Synonyms

south
vssouthward
645 1.0

Toward the bottom of a map

is the adverbial directional form rather than the simple place name
to the south
vssouthward
69 1.0

In the direction of the south

is the single-word directional form rather than a prepositional phrase
due south
vssouthward
8 2.3

Directly toward the south on a compass

is a general directional term not restricted to exact compass degrees
southbound
vssouthward
3 2.1

Moving toward the south, often describing vehicles or routes

is used more generally for direction, not limited to transport or routes
southerly
vssouthward
1 2.1

Toward the south

specifies movement toward that direction only, not movement from it

Antonyms

northward
16 2.0

Moving or facing toward the north

Surface Forms

southward positive

Morphology

southward = south (transparent) = south + ward

The meaning is directly derived from 'south' + the directional suffix '-ward', indicating direction toward the south.

Etymology

Southward is made of south and -ward, where -ward means 'toward' just like in forward, so it literally means 'toward the south' and is used to describe movement or position in that direction.