southwards

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
17
Letters
10

Definition of southwards

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. (not-comparable)In a southerly direction; towards the south.
    “On the journey southwards over the flat, fertile plains, paddy fields stretched away on each side of the line, and the landscape was broken only by wooden villages and stately pagodas.”
    “Although [John] Peel's grave is the main attraction, Caldbeck is a captivating little village in its own right, with fine views southwards to the Lake District's serried peaks.”
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adv

  1. (not-comparable)In a southerly direction; towards the south.
    “On the journey southwards over the flat, fertile plains, paddy fields stretched away on each side of the line, and the landscape was broken only by wooden villages and stately pagodas.”
    “Although [John] Peel's grave is the main attraction, Caldbeck is a captivating little village in its own right, with fine views southwards to the Lake District's serried peaks.”

name

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of Southward

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Etymology

From south + -wards.

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200+ playable · top: SOUTHWARD (16 pts)

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