southbound

adjective

south·​bound ˈsau̇th-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce southbound (audio)
: traveling or heading south

Examples of southbound in a Sentence

The southbound lanes are closed to traffic.
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Initially, only the southbound lanes were closed early Tuesday morning, but by 5:45 a.m., Scottsdale police expanded the closure to include northbound lanes as well. Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024 Images of the crash showed a small plane in the median between northbound and southbound traffic on the Interstate 684 highway near the Westchester County Airport. Hank Sanders, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024 The flames grew so intense that the fire warped the metal and undermined the structural integrity of the bridge, which is expected to keep the southbound highway closed through March. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024 Reminders from the Indiana Department of Transportation: The southbound US 31/East Street entrance ramp to westbound I-465 will remain closed into late 2024. Jen Guadarrama, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for southbound 

Word History

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of southbound was in 1655

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“Southbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southbound. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

southbound

adjective
south·​bound ˈsau̇th-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce southbound (audio)
: headed south
a southbound train

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