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

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southward

This weakens or even reverses the vortex's west-to-east winds, which can split it apart and cause it to spill southward.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Passengers travelling on from Haparanda will need to transfer onto a different train to continue southward.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

A future southward movement of the subtropical front could increase the amount of salty water entering the Atlantic.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

In 2020, the two institutions agreed to expand Monterey Bay’s sea otter surrogacy program southward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

She was looking down, not southward, searching for the one mountain, the one tree, and Sam.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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