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southward
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southward
(adverb)
southward
/
ˈ
saʊθˌwɚd/
adverb
also chiefly British
southwards
/
ˈ
saʊθˌwɚdz/
southward
/
ˈ
saʊθˌwɚd/
adverb
also chiefly British
southwards
/
ˈ
saʊθˌwɚdz/
Britannica Dictionary definition of SOUTHWARD
:
toward the south
birds flying
southward
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— southward
adjective
a
southward
course/expansion
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