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Webster 1913 Edition
Southing
South′ing
(?; 277)
, Noun.
1.
Tendency or progress southward;
as, the
. southing
of the sunEmerson.
2.
The time at which the moon, or other heavenly body, passes the meridian of a place.
3.
(Astron.)
Distance of any heavenly body south of the equator; south declination; south latitude.
4.
(Surv. & Navigation)
Distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; – opposed to
northing
. Webster 1828 Edition
Southing
SOUTH'ING
,Adj.
SOUTH'ING
, n.1.
Tendency or motion to the south.2.
The southing of the moon, the time at which the moon passes the meridian.3.
Course or distance south; as a ship's southing.