southward

American  

[sauth-werd, suhth-erd] / ˈsaʊθ wərd, ˈsʌð ərd /

adjective

1. moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.

2. coming from the south, as a wind.

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adverb

1. Also southwards. toward the south; south.

noun

1. the southward part, direction, or point.

southward British  

/ ˈsaʊθwəd, ˈsʌðəd /

adjective

1. situated, directed, or moving towards the south

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noun

1. the southward part, direction, etc; the south

adverb

1. a variant of southwards

Other Word Forms

• southwardly
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of southward

before 900; Middle English; Old English sūth weard. See south, -ward

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

southward

Over time, these colder waters circulate southward, eventually reaching the Southern Ocean.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

A report published in December noted that hantavirus’ range in that country was moving southward.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

There'll be some showers moving southward across the UK with a lot of dry and sunny weather between.

From BBC ● May 11, 2026

Forces at Mali's Tessalit military base, a "super-camp" near the Algerian border, surrendered and were scattering southward, an official from the Tuareg-dominated FLA separatist group told AFP.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

In the evening they went on again, always as nearly southward as they could find a way.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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