southward
Use Southward in a sentence
wərd; adjective
1.
moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
2.
coming from the south, as a wind.
adverb
3.
Also, south·wards. toward the south; south.
noun
4.
the southward part, direction, or point.
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southward (ˈsaʊθwəd, nautical ˈsʌðəd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | situated, directed, or moving towards the south |
| —n | |
| 2. | the southward part, direction, etc; the south |
| —adv | |
| 3. | a variant of southwards |
| 'southwardly | |
| —adj, —adv | |
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Southward
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| southwards or southward (ˈsaʊθwədz, nautical ˈsʌðədz) | |
| —adv | |
| towards the south | |
| southward or southward | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
Southward from the world of mist was the world of light.
It crept southward on the pathways of the deep groundwater.
The river slips southward with barely a murmur, unnoticed by many who live nearby.
They then walked southward through an ice-free corridor during a period of glacial retreat.
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