southwards

See also: Southwards

English

Etymology

From south +‎ -wards.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

southwards (not comparable)

1. In a southerly direction; towards the south.
   • 1943 November and December, G. T. Porter, “The Lines Behind the Lines in Burma”, in Railway Magazine, page 325:

     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.

   • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 100:

     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.

Related terms

• southward