Meanings
adverbsouthbound (not comparable)
adjectivesouthbound (not comparable)
- not comparableWhich is (or will be) travelling south.
We took the southbound train to Barcelona.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-West Germanic*sunþ
- Proto-Indo-European*sóh₂wl̥ ~ *sh₂wén-
- Proto-Indo-European*sh₂ún-teros
- Proto-Germanic*sunþraz
- Proto-Germanic*sunþrą
- Proto-West Germanic*sunþr
- Old Englishsūþ
- Middle Englishsouth
- Englishsouth
- Old Norsebúinn
- Middle Englishbownde
- Englishbound
- Englishsouthbound
Translations
Bulgarian на юг, пътуващ на юг
- на юг (na jug)toward the south
- пътуващ на юг (pătuvašt na jug)travelling south
Danish sydgående, sydlige
- sydgåendetoward the south
- sydligetoward the south
French en direction du sud
- en direction du sudtravelling south
German nach Süden, Richtung Süden
- nach Südentoward the south
- Richtung Südentoward the south
- nach Südentravelling south
- Richtung Südentravelling south
Norwegian Bokmål sørgående
- sørgåendetravelling south
Swedish söderut, södergående
- söderuttoward the south
- södergåendetoward the south
- södergåendetravelling south
Cite this entry
APA
southbound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southbound
MLA
“southbound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southbound. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “southbound,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southbound.
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