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southing
CIDE DICTIONARY
southing, n.
- Tendency or progress southward; as, the southing of the sun. Emerson. [1913 Webster]
- The time at which the moon, or other heavenly body, passes the meridian of a place. [1913 Webster]
- Distance of any heavenly body south of the equator; south declination; south latitude. [1913 Webster]
- Distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to
northing . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
southing, n.
1 a southern movement.
2 Naut. the distance travelled or measured southward.
3 Astron. the angular distance of a star etc. south of the celestial equator.
1 a southern movement.
2 Naut. the distance travelled or measured southward.
3 Astron. the angular distance of a star etc. south of the celestial equator.
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