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southwards

/ ˈsʌðədz, ˈsaʊθwədz /

adverb

  1. towards the south

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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A cold front will also sink southwards, bringing heavy rain.

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Brisk northerly winds will develop for the second half of the weekend bringing much cooler air southwards.

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For days, huge columns of Palestinians have streamed southwards from Gaza City in donkey carts, rickshaws, vehicles strapped high with belongings, and on foot.

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The jet stream has dropped southwards sending wind and rain-bearing weather systems on a beeline for our shores.

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The military's Arabic spokesman told as many as one million Palestinians living in Gaza's biggest urban centre to evacuate southwards.

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