Associations to the word «Southward»

Wiktionary

SOUTHWARD, noun. The direction or area lying to the south of a place.
SOUTHWARD, adjective. Situated or directed towards the south; moving or facing towards the south.
SOUTHWARD, adverb. Towards the south; in a southerly direction.

Dictionary definition

SOUTHWARD, noun. The cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees.
SOUTHWARD, adverb. Toward the south; "the ship turned southerly".
SOUTHWARD, adjective. Moving toward the south; "a southbound train".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats