: southward direction or part
sail to the southward
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
The freezing air is expected to make its way to Connecticut by way of a polar vortex, which is a large pocket of cold air that swirls in place over the North and South Poles, and is expected to push southward.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
With open seas to the south of it, the site allows for direct southward launches over the Indian Ocean.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
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Trump has ordered his administration to maximize water flows from the delta and expedite potential exemptions to the Endangered Species Act, allowing the Bureau of Reclamation to send more water southward without concern for habitat degradation.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
The freezing air is expected to make its way to Connecticut by way of a polar vortex, which is a large pocket of cold air that swirls in place over the North and South Poles, and is expected to push southward.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
Canada is expected to also be sending fewer electronics and electronic equipment southwards.
—Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
With open seas to the south of it, the site allows for direct southward launches over the Indian Ocean.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Southward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southward. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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