southbound
Americanadjective
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traveling southward.
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pertaining to southward travel.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of southbound
Example Sentences
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Tuesday southbound in the northbound lanes on De Soto Avenue when she ran a red light at Nordhoff Street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Its addition to the Stock Connect program, which allows mainland Chinese investors to trade in Hong Kong stocks, could lead to higher southbound investment flow, though this might take time to come through, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The incident occurred around 11:20 p.m. on the wide, curving interchange road that connects the eastbound 105 Freeway to the southbound 110 Freeway leading to San Pedro, the CHP said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The inquest at County Hall heard PC Turnbull was originally deployed to the scene with a colleague after a report of the crash on the southbound A189 to implement a road closure.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
I knew the southbound train would cross the trestle over Blind Tillie Creek about when I ought to head home to milk.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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