southing in English

noun
1
distance traveled or measured southward, especially at sea.
Peter's been to the Faroes, we've been to the Orkneys and Iain, with various crew, has been making his southings down the West Coast visiting his old haunts.
verb
1
move toward the south.
the wind southed a point or two

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