Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a southward direction; in the general direction of the south.
- Having a southern direction or situation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a southern direction.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb
southwards , towards thesouth
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Examples
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The plume of smoke has reached jet flying altitude and plans have been made for planes flying through Icelandic air control space to fly southwardly tonight, said Hjordis Gudmundsdottir, the spokeswoman for Isavia.
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"The plume of smoke has reached jet flying altitude and plans have been made for planes flying through Icelandic air control space to fly southwardly tonight," said Hjordis Gudmundsdottir, the spokeswoman for Isavia.
Iceland Volcano Erupts, White Plume Up To 18,000 Feet Seen: Report 2011
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The plume of smoke has reached jet flying altitude and plans have been made for planes flying through Icelandic air control space to fly southwardly tonight, said Hjordis Gudmundsdottir, the spokeswoman for Isavia.
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George and Harry accompanied the teams, and when they left the main column the forest was skirted in their trip southwardly.
The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages Roger Thompson Finlay
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Proceed southwardly, and every step you take, through the great regions of slaves, presents a desert increasing with the increasing proportion of these wretched beings.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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After Lord Rawdon's retreat from Camden, Gen. Greene pushed his operations southwardly, and has obliged the enemy to abandon or surrender all their posts in South Carolina, except
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America are evidently bearing southwardly, and southwestwardly.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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On the left hand wall inside the arch there are two large arches, from which vaults run northwardly, and on the right hand side of the wall there are also two vaults which extend to a great distance in a southwardly direction, towards Grinfield-street.
Recollections of Old Liverpool A Nonagenarian
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America are evidently bearing southwardly, and southwestwardly.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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Proceed southwardly, and every step you take, through the great regions of slaves, presents a desert increasing with the increasing proportion of these wretched beings.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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