: southward direction or part
sail to the southward
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
The blast of Arctic air, which has meant parts of North Dakota reached minus 55 degrees Fahrenheit this week when the wind chill factor is added in, will move southward to the Ohio Valley and the central Appalachians by Friday, with temperatures 25 to 35 degrees below seasonal averages.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
Matt Slater, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
Stone ridges extend like tendons, knuckles, and fingers from the northern border of the borough southward; these discouraged the construction of east-west roads and make the Bronx difficult to cross from east to west even today.
—CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
During winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the polar vortex often expands, pushing cold air southward along with the jet stream.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
The blast of Arctic air, which has meant parts of North Dakota reached minus 55 degrees Fahrenheit this week when the wind chill factor is added in, will move southward to the Ohio Valley and the central Appalachians by Friday, with temperatures 25 to 35 degrees below seasonal averages.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
But something else is accelerating that shift southwards, something external.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
Stone ridges extend like tendons, knuckles, and fingers from the northern border of the borough southward; these discouraged the construction of east-west roads and make the Bronx difficult to cross from east to west even today.
—CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Southward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southward. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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