"southwards" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From south + -wards.",
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          "ref": "1943 November and December, G. T. Porter, “The Lines Behind the Lines in Burma”, in Railway Magazine, page 325:",
          "text": "On the journey southwards over the flat, fertile plains, paddy fields stretched away on each side of the line, and the landscape was broken only by wooden villages and stately pagodas.",
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          "ref": "1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 100:",
          "text": "Although [John] Peel's grave is the main attraction, Caldbeck is a captivating little village in its own right, with fine views southwards to the Lake District's serried peaks.",
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        "In a southerly direction; towards the south."
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          "towards",
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          "south",
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