southwards Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
    due south; S; southward; south.
  2. adverb toward the south
    southerly; southward.
    • the ship turned southerly

WordNet

South"ward adverb (Also<
  • Southward
  • Southwards
)
Definitions
  1. colloq. Toward the south, or toward a point nearer the south than the east or west point; as, to go southward.
South"ward adjective
Definitions
  1. Toward the south.
South"ward noun
Definitions
  1. The southern regions or countries; the south. Sir W. Raleigh.

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