southward
part of speech
adjective (southward); adverb (southward or southwards)
meaning for a pupil
Southward means towards the south: a southward journey, birds flying southward. tree →
sense in the lessons
Geography: on a map, south is usually at the bottom; southward means moving down the map. Science and nature: many birds migrate southward in autumn in the Northern Hemisphere to find warmer weather and food. Stories and history: explorers sailing southward towards Antarctica.
examples
- The geese flew southward for the winter. tree →
- The ship turned southward towards Africa. tree →
- We walked southwards along the coast. tree →
- The river flows southward to the sea. tree →
- The storm is moving southward. tree →
- Scott led his team southward to the South Pole. tree →
- Head southward until you reach the bridge. tree →
- First she journeyed southward, quite down into the German land. tree →
note
«Southward» and «southwards» are both fine as adverbs; «southwards» is more common in the UK, «southward» in the USA. As an adjective, use «southward» (a southward wind). Compare: northward, eastward, westward. Do not confuse «southward» (towards the south) with «southern» (in the south).
In the corpora
- And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side southward:
- And he made the boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward.
- And he put the candlestick in the tent of meeting, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
- The families of the sons of Kohath were to pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward;
- And their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looked southward.
Trees and pragmatics
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