: southward direction or part
sail to the southward
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 1 Aug. 2025
In a timeline released on X, formerly Twitter, the weather service indicated the storms should be in the Kansas City area between 10 p.m. Thursday and 1 a.m. Friday.
Thunderstorms capable of producing gusty winds and very heavy rainfall are expected to spread southward tonight.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 July 2025
However, research suggests the AMOC has been slowing down over the last century, because excess freshwater from melting ice in Greenland is making the water less dense, reducing the southward flow.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
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An air quality advisory has expanded to cover the entire state of Michigan because of Canadian wildfire smoke spreading southward.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 1 Aug. 2025
In a timeline released on X, formerly Twitter, the weather service indicated the storms should be in the Kansas City area between 10 p.m. Thursday and 1 a.m. Friday.
Thunderstorms capable of producing gusty winds and very heavy rainfall are expected to spread southward tonight.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
Noun
Saturday night into Sunday, forecasters said, a shortwave trough of low atmospheric pressure out of Colorado will help drive a cold front southward into the Texas Panhandle.
—Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 July 2025
However, research suggests the AMOC has been slowing down over the last century, because excess freshwater from melting ice in Greenland is making the water less dense, reducing the southward flow.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
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“Southward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southward. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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