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southbound

adverb

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L199901 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

  1. headed south
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊθbaʊnd/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sunþ Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh₂w-én-s Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros Proto-Germanic *sunþraz ▲ Proto-Germanic *sunþraz Proto-Germanic *sunþrą Proto-West Germanic *sunþr Old English sūþ Middle English south English south English -bound English southbound From south + -bound.

  1. Which is (or will be) travelling south.

    “We took the southbound train to Barcelona.”

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sunþ Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh₂w-én-s Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros Proto-Germanic *sunþraz ▲ Proto-Germanic *sunþraz Proto-Germanic *sunþrą Proto-West Germanic *sunþr Old English sūþ Middle English south English south English -bound English southbound From south + -bound.

  1. Toward the south.

    “The truck raced southbound, then careened into the ditch.”