Definition of "southward" []

• Toward, to, or in the south. (adverb)
• A southward direction, point, or region. (noun)

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• "The southern Atlantic and Caribbean areas (including the Yucatan peninsula) are heavily influenced by periodic weather fronts that race southward from the US."
• "The exception to this is the narrow Isthmus of Tehuantepec where fierce northerly winds carry hot moist air southward from the Gulf of Mexico."
• "In the aftermath of the landing, some 180,000 Greek Cypriot refugees fled southward from the Turkish-held region."