southing
Astronomy.
the transit of a heavenly body across the celestial meridian.
south declination.
movement or deviation toward the south.
distance due south made by a vessel.
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How to use southing in a sentence
His cell looked South, and thus he could study the movements of the moon and the planets, and note the southing of the stars.
The Age of Erasmus | P. S. AllenAfter the gale blew itself out, a fresh breeze succeeded, which enabled them rapidly to run down their southing.
South American Fights and Fighters | Cyrus Townsend BradyBut after a few weeks of content the southing spirit again seized upon the old male who had hitherto been the unquestioned leader.
Kings in Exile | Sir Charles George Douglas RobertsWith a southing wind blowing stiff from the icy Antarctic wastes, they “put it to her!”
The Viking Blood | Frederick William WallaceOn the 31st, to my mortification, the river held so much to the northward, that we undid almost all our southing.
British Dictionary definitions for southing
/ (ˈsaʊðɪŋ) /
nautical movement, deviation, or distance covered in a southerly direction
astronomy a south or negative declination
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