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DUE SOUTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does due south mean? 

DUE SOUTH (noun)
  The noun DUE SOUTH has 1 sense:

1. the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degreesplay

  Familiarity information: DUE SOUTH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DUE SOUTH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Synonyms:

due south; S; south; southward

Hypernyms ("due south" is a kind of...):

cardinal compass point (one of the four main compass points)


 Context examples 


She headed nearly due south, yawing, of course, all the time.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)



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