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SOUTHWARD
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
Synonyms:
due south; S; south; southward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("southward" is a kind of...):
cardinal compass point (one of the four main compass points)
II. (adjective)
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Meaning:
Moving toward the south
Example:
a southbound train
Synonyms:
southbound; southward
Classified under:
Similar:
south (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south)
III. (adverb)
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Meaning:
Toward the south
Example:
the ship turned southerly
Synonyms:
southerly; southward; southwards
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Context examples:
However, I did then believe us to be about 10 degrees southward of the Cape of Good Hope, or about 45 degrees southern latitude, as I gathered from some general words I overheard among them, being I supposed to the south-east in their intended voyage to Madagascar.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
