southbound

Toward the equator

Southbound means traveling or heading toward the south: the southbound lane of the highway, a southbound train.

The word typically describes vehicles, traffic, or routes rather than people on foot.

It pairs with northbound, eastbound, and westbound to indicate direction of travel.

direction

southerly

From the south

course · orientation · latitude · equator · tropic · hemisphere · meridian · below · down · toward

travel

highway

Major road for travel

traffic · commute · roadtrip · journey · route · transit · departure · destination · exit · onramp

migration

geese

Plural of goose

swallows · wildebeest · hummingbirds · snowbirds · flyway · seasonal · wintering · breeding · instinct · flocking

train

railway

Track system for trains

passenger · freight · commuter · depot · station · tracks · timetable · conductor · sleeper · terminal

Categories
Opposites
cardinal direction of travel

southboundnorthbound

Moving toward north

north · heading north · northward · northerly · up

Family

bound, south, boundary, southern, boundless, southward, souths, southland

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G