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noun

Southing n.

Tendency or progress southward; as, the southing of the sun.

The time at which the moon, or other heavenly body, passes the meridian of a place.

(Astron.) Distance of any heavenly body south of the equator; south declination; south latitude.

(Surv. & Navigation) Distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; opposed to northing.

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... allowed admission except in times of scarcity, determined by the price of wheat in the London market. The West Indies, therefore, were the market of the middle colonies; the shortness of the voyage, and the comparatively good weather, after a little southing had been gained, giving a decisive advantage over European dealers in the transportation of live animals. Flour also, because it kept badly in the tropics, required constant carriage of new supplies from sources near at hand. Along with provisions the continental ...

— Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 - Volume 1 • Alfred Thayer Mahan