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SOUTHWARD

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The cardinal compass point that is at 180 degreesplay

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 southplay

Example:

a southbound train

Synonyms:

southbound; southward

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

south (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south)

 III. (adverb) 

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Meaning:

Toward the southplay

Example:

the ship turned southerly

Synonyms:

southerly; southward; southwards

Classified under:

Adverbs

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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)




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