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I. adverb or adjective
Date: before 12th century
toward the south
• southwards adverb
II. noun
Date: 14th century
southward direction or part <sail to the southward>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
southward
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southward — southward, southwards The only form for the adjective is southward (in a southward direction), but southward and southwards are both used for the adverb, with a preference for southwards in BrE: • Highway 61 Revisited, an exploration of the road… … Modern English usage
Southward — South ward (?; colloq. ?), Southwards South wards (?; colloq. ?), adv. Toward the south, or toward a point nearer the south than the east or west point; as, to go southward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
southward — [south′wərd; ] naut. [ suth′ərd] adv., adj. toward the south n. a southward direction, point, or region … English World dictionary
Southward — South ward, a. Toward the south. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Southward — South ward, n. The southern regions or countries; the south. Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
southward — Nautical ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in a southerly direction. ► ADVERB (also southwards) ▪ towards the south … English terms dictionary
southward — [[t]sa͟ʊθwə(r)d[/t]] ADV: ADV after v (The form southwards is also used.) Southward or southwards means towards the south. They drove southward... It was a visit that took him to Mogadishu and southwards to Kismayo. ADJ Southward is also an… … English dictionary
southward — south|ward [ sauθwərd ] or south|wards [ sauθwərdz ] adjective, adverb toward the south: They took the southward route to Charlestown. a train speeding southward … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
southward — /sowth weuhrd/; Naut. /sudh euhrd/, adj. 1. moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south. 2. coming from the south, as a wind. adv. 3. Also, southwards. toward the south; south. n. 4. the southward part, direction, or point. [bef. 900;… … Universalium
Southward — This Olde English locational name derives from the village in East Cheshire called Southworth , but originally spelt Southword and locally pronounced Suthard . The two modern variant spellings of the name are Southward and Southard, the original… … Surnames reference
