due south
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdueandsouth
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due
adjective
uk/dʒuː/us/duː/
expected to happen, arrive, etc. at a ...
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south
noun[U]
uk/saʊθ/us/saʊθ/
the direction that goes towards the part of the earth below the equator, opposite to the north, or the part of an area or country that is in ...
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(Definition ofdueandsouthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He mentioned the case of a haddock travelling 128 milesduesouth-west in 77 days.
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The branch headedduesouth.
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The state highway headsduesouththrough farmland.
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At that junction, the route is headedduesouth.
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The high ground lies 100ft mduesouthof an old silo.
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The highway continuesduesouththrough the reservation and then turns easterly.
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Viewed from the ground the corner to the right of the lightning conductor pointsduesouth.
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However, the bird's head actually faces south by southeast, and its beak points almostduesouth.
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The general direction is eastwest but turnsduesouthsome into the cave.
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The remaining western border runs slightly east ofduesouthfrom its intersection with the arc.
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From the peak the boundaries run almost due east andduesouth.
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The main trail crosses the river and climbs the opposite hill (headingduesouth).
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A statue of a sailor facesduesouth, shielding his eyes from the sun.
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Negative northing and easting values indicate a positionduesouthand west of the origin, respectively.
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Duesouthfrom the fort and close to the river is the remains of a quick firing battery.
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But if you pedal 10 mphduesouth, you will feel an apparent wind of 5 mph from the south.
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After the completion of the canal in 1907, the feeder canal runs almostduesouthfor 29.3 mi.
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A broad ridge runsduesouthfor about 10 miles, the valleys on either side being about 3mi km apart.
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News reports noted that it crashed in the ocean about 10 miduesouthof the inlet.
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From the northern end of the runway, a taxiway randuesouthabout 400 m to the terminal.
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With forward movement estimated at 75 km/h (45 mph) almostduesouth, the cyclone reached an unusually high latitude as a tropical cyclone.
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The wide, sandy beach is 880m long and faces almostduesouth, receiving waves during strong southerlies that are sometimes large enough to surf.
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The viewer is lookingduesouthand at this latitude, one rarely sees a low sun or a sunset in this direction.
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As it moves through its apparent course, the sun draws a curve with the tip of the projected shadow, which is shortest at noon, when pointingduesouth.
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