: southward direction or part
sail to the southward
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Why Fall Foliage Is So Spectacular Each year, the palette of fall is displayed a little differently, as the trees change their colors in patches or in great waves rushing southward across the region.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Saturday night into Sunday, forecasters said, a shortwave trough of low atmospheric pressure out of Colorado will help drive a cold front southward into the Texas Panhandle.
—Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 July 2025
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Adverb or adjective
Fall is nearly here in Michigan and hummingbirds are already making their trek southward for winter.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Why Fall Foliage Is So Spectacular Each year, the palette of fall is displayed a little differently, as the trees change their colors in patches or in great waves rushing southward across the region.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
Further southwards, towards the horizon and to the right of Vega is Altair, the eye of Aquila, the Eagle.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Saturday night into Sunday, forecasters said, a shortwave trough of low atmospheric pressure out of Colorado will help drive a cold front southward into the Texas Panhandle.
—Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 July 2025
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“Southward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southward. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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