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Southwards means toward the south: The birds migrated southwards for winter.
It functions as an adverb and occasionally as an adjective.
More common in British English; American English typically prefers southward.
Device showing cardinal directions
- bearingPosture or orientation
- coursePlanned path forward
- headingDirectional course traveled
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
latitude · equator · tropic · hemisphere · meridian · navigate · trajectory · vector
Movement between locations
- voyageJourney by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- trekArduous overland journey
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
passage · route · path · trail · destination · bound · homeward · onward
Established bird migration path
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- geesePlural of goose
- swallowsGulps or migratory birds
- monarchsRulers with crowns
whales · wildebeest · caribou · wintering · breeding · instinct · navigation · magnetic
Change in position
- shiftMovement or work period
- creepStealthy, slow movement
- advanceMove or progress forward
- spreadTo distribute widely
expansion · retreat · displacement · continental · glacial · gradual · progression · encroachment
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
orientation · latitude · equator · tropic · hemisphere · meridian · navigate · trajectory · vector · waypoint
travel
Movement between locations
- voyageJourney by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- trekArduous overland journey
odyssey · passage · route · path · trail · destination · bound · homeward · onward · departure
flyway
Established bird migration path
monarchs · whales · wildebeest · caribou · wintering · breeding · instinct · navigation · magnetic · flock
movement
Change in position
spread · expansion · retreat · displacement · continental · glacial · gradual · progression · encroachment · trending