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southwards

southwards adverb: in a southerly direction; towards the south.

Adverb

southwards (not comparable)

  1. In a southerly direction; towards the south.
    • On the journey southwards over the flat, fertile plains, paddy fields stretched away on each side of the line, and the landscape was broken only by wooden villages and stately pagodas.1943 November and December, G. T. Porter, “The Lines Behind the Lines in Burma”, in Railway Magazine, page 325
    • Although [John] Peel's grave is the main attraction, Caldbeck is a captivating little village in its own right, with fine views southwards to the Lake District's serried peaks.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 100

Proper noun capitalized: Southwards

Southwards

  1. (plural) plural of Southward

Origin of southwards

From south + -wards.

Questions about southwards

What does southwards mean?
Southwards means in a southerly direction; towards the south.
What part of speech is southwards?
Southwards can be an adverb or a proper noun.

Words near southwards in the dictionary

  1. Southwaite
  2. southward
  3. southward equinox
  4. southward equinoxes
  5. southwardly
  6. southwards
  7. Southwark
  8. Southwater
  9. Southwell
  10. Southwellian
  11. southwest

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