Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Going toward the south.
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- adverb
Toward thesouth . - adjective Which is (or will be) travelling south.
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- adjective moving toward the south
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Examples
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WABC CORRESPONDENT: shot on what we're looking at here with the building, but I can tell you that out the window, I'm looking at the FDR Drive southbound which is going to pick up a lot of the alternate traffic from midtown and that's already at a standstill.
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• Trains heading north from Tukwila alternate between using the regular northbound platform and the "southbound" side.
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Obama has said that "southbound" strategy will complement the "northbound" crackdown on drug trafficking.
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Obama has said that "southbound" strategy will complement the "northbound" crackdown on drug trafficking.
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Twitter) is that the commute has not been pretty this morning, though it's improving except for 405 southbound, which is red and black on the map.
Seattlest 2009
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The incident occurred at the southbound 6 train stop at Lexington Avenue and East 77th Street just before 2:30 a.m., the FDNY said.
Man's Leg Severed By Oncoming 6 Train dnainfo.com 2011
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Saturday, passengers on a southbound No. 1 train in upper Manhattan noticed that a man on the train matched photos of Gelman they had seen in newspapers.
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Drivers who need to reach Route 123 will be directed to continue north on the Beltway, exit at Georgetown Pike Route 193, turn around at Georgetown Pike, then enter the southbound Beltway, the outer loop.
Dr. Gridlock's traffic and transit tips Post 2011
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Part of the southbound exit was barricaded, but three faded orange barrels had been moved to make a driving space.
Darkness Becomes Her Kelly Keaton 2011
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The incident occurred at the southbound 6 train stop at Lexington Avenue and East 77th Street just before 2:30 a.m., the FDNY said.
Man's Leg Severed By Oncoming 6 Train dnainfo.com 2011
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