Southing /(?; 277)/

South·ing

Southing

n.
  1. Tendency or progress southward; as, the southing of the sun.
  2. The time at which the moon, or other heavenly body, passes the meridian of a place.
  3. Distance of any heavenly body south of the equator; south declination; south latitude. (Astron.)
  4. Distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to northing. (Surv. & Navigation)