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southwards

[ UK /sˈa‍ʊθwədz/ ]
ADVERB
  1. toward the south
    the ship turned southerly

How To Use southwards In A Sentence

  • On Tuesday the frontal rain in the north is likely to slide southwards, drawing down colder air for a time over northern and eastern parts. Times, Sunday Times
  • After we had lost all steerage way we were swept bodily southwards by the inblowing winds towards the cyclone's centre.
  • But the high pressure that delivered the spring weather is slipping southwards and the jet stream has reappeared over the UK. Times, Sunday Times
  • As long as the Germans held Caen, they denied access to the plain stretching southwards for just over 30 km.
  • The surge travelled southwards along the coast.
  • The streets are busy, with small groups heading steadily southwards towards the nightclub.
  • As the Arctic air tightened its grip, the belt of snow pushed southwards. Times, Sunday Times
  • The other piece is floating southwards in a nonchalant manner. The Times Literary Supplement
  • Huge schools of black and silver mullet migrate southwards along the coast in the autumn, almost always within casting distance, accompanied by an army of predators including tarpon, sharks, jacks, barracudas and snook.
  • The fighting centred on the Gojam and Gondar regions as rebel forces moved southwards towards the capital.
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