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ˈsaʊ ðɪŋsouthing

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Wiktionary

  1. southingnoun

    A distance traveled southward.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Southingadjective

    Going towards the South.

    Etymology: from the noun.

    I will conduct thee on thy way,
    When next the southing sun inflames the day. Dryden.

    Not far from hence, if I observ’d aright
    The southing of the stars and polar light,
    Sicilia lies. John Dryden, Æn.

ChatGPT

  1. southing

    In navigation, southing refers to the act of moving in a southward direction. It can also refer to the southward movement of the sun in the sky.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Southing

    of South

  2. Southingnoun

    tendency or progress southward; as, the southing of the sun

  3. Southingnoun

    the time at which the moon, or other heavenly body, passes the meridian of a place

  4. Southingnoun

    distance of any heavenly body south of the equator; south declination; south latitude

  5. Southingnoun

    distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to northing

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. southing

    In navigation, implies the distance made good towards the south: the opposite of northing.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of southing in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of southing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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