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Meaning of 'southing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Southing [ n.]
- Tendency or progress southward; as, the southing of the sun.
- The time at which the moon, or other heavenly body, passes the meridian of a place.
- Distance of any heavenly body south of the equator; south declination; south latitude.
- Distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to northing.
2 . Southing [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of South

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