What does "southing" mean?
Southing: The time at which the moon, or other heavenly body, passes the meridian of a place.
Additional senses
- 2.(Astron.) Distance of any heavenly body south of the equator; south declination; south latitude.
- 3.(Surv. & Navigation) Distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to northing.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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