southing noun. ['saʊƟɪŋ] M17.
[from SOUTH + -ING¹.]
1. Chiefly Nautical. (A measurement of) progress or deviation made towards the south. Freq. in make (so much) southing. M17.

2. Astronomy. The transit of a celestial body across the meridian, due south of the observer. M17.

3. Cartography. Distance southward from a point of origin; a figure representing this. Also in Astronomy, angular distance south of the celestial equator. M18.

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