'Southing' definitions:

Definition of 'Southing'

From: GCIDE
  • South \South\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Southed; p. pr. & vb. n. Southing.]
  • 1. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Astron.) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line; -- said chiefly of the moon; as, the moon souths at nine. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Southing'

From: GCIDE
  • Southing \South"ing\ (?; 277), n.
  • 1. Tendency or progress southward; as, the southing of the sun. --Emerson. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The time at which the moon, or other heavenly body, passes the meridian of a place. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Astron.) Distance of any heavenly body south of the equator; south declination; south latitude. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Surv. & Navigation) Distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to northing. [1913 Webster]

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