southward /ˈsaʊθwəd/adjective 1adverb 1noun 1forms 2 adjective1 •Situated or directed towards the south; moving or facing towards the south. adverb1 •Towards the south; in a southerly direction.As the remnants retreated northward to Pengyang (平壤 Pʻing-jang), war was declared and a Chinese contingent from Manchuria went southward to that place. — 1943 noun1 •The direction or area lying to the south of a place.100 leagues to the southward — 1596 formsmore southward · most southward