southwards
southward
/ (ˈsaʊθwədz, nautical ˈsʌðədz) /
towards the south
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How to use southwards in a sentence
The Tsars used them to push the frontiers of Russia southwards and east, through Siberia and as far as the Pacific Ocean.
Edward displayed great energy of rebuke and counsel, while Robert steadily advanced southwards.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonIn the autumn the letter was despatched, and in the spring it was reported that Hans Nilsen was wending his way southwards.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandTherewithal mounted he his horse & rode southwards in Skani, & to him were forthwith many folk gathered.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) | Snorri SturlusonMany sailing transports were already stealing out to the southwards under all light canvas, in order to get a good offing.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard Russell
But the way on southwards from there would have been a gamble with the chances of success against us.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
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