southward

southward

See also: Southward

English

Alternative forms

• south'ard

Etymology

south +‎ -ward

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsaʊθwəd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌðəd/ (nautical)

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Noun

southward (plural not attested)

1. The direction or area lying to the south of a place.
   • 1596, Walter Raleigh, The Discovery of Guiana

     100 leagues to the southward

Adjective

southward (comparative more southward, superlative most southward)

1. Situated or directed towards the south; moving or facing towards the south.

Adverb

southward (comparative more southward, superlative most southward)

1. Towards the south; in a southerly direction.

Derived terms

• southwardly
• southwards

Translations

towards the south

Belarusian: на по́ўдзень (na póŭdzjenʹ) Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Danish: sydover Dutch: zuidwaarts (nl) German: südwärts (de) Hungarian: délre, dél felé Latvian: uz dievidiem Maori: whakatonga, whakatetonga Navajo: shádiʼááhjígo, shádiʼáahjigo Polish: na południe Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Russian: к ю́гу (k júgu), на юг (na jug) Swedish: söderut (sv) Telugu: దక్షిణముగా (dakṣiṇamugā) Ukrainian: на пі́вдень (na pívdenʹ)

References

• southward in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913