southwards
/'sauθwəd/
Definition
- Adverb:
- Toward the south: In a direction that leads to or faces the south.
- Southward: A less common variant form with the same meaning.
Examples of Usage
- Adverb:
- The migrating birds flew southwards for the winter.
- We drove southwards along the coast for several hours.
Advanced Usage
- "To head southwards": To begin traveling or moving in a southerly direction.
- After the storm passed, the fleet set sail to head southwards.
Variants and Related Words
- Southward (Adverb & Adjective): An alternative form meaning the same as "southwards."
- Adverb: They traveled southward.
- Adjective: They followed a southward course.
- South (Noun, Adjective, Adverb): The cardinal direction.
- Southerly (Adjective & Adverb): Coming from or moving toward the south.
Synonyms
- Southward: Toward the south.
- To the south: In the direction of the south.
Adverb
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toward the south
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the ship turned southerly
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