south aboutadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈsaʊθəbaʊt/, U.S.

/ˈsaʊθəˌbaʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: south adv., about adv.

Etymology: < south adv. + about adv. Compare west-about adv., north-about adv., east-about adv.Compare the Old English parallel formation sūð ymbūtan by a southerly route:eOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Parker) anno 894 Þa gegaderedon þa þe in Norþhymbrum bugeað..sum hund scipa & foron suð ymbutan, & sum feowertig scipa norþ ymbutan.

A. adv.

By or along a southerly route.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [adjective] > to specific point of compass

south about1646

northbound1823

westbound1847

downbound1849

southbound1850

eastbound1871

1646 Z. Boyd Psalms of David in Meeter sig. V2^v O north wind quickly now awake, and come thou south about.

1807 Coll. Interesting & Important Papers on Navigation & Trade p. ccxlviii To subject or charge any Ship or Vessel trading to or from..England, to the Baltic, Denmark,..or to any of those Countries, or to or from any of them to Ireland, when going South about.

1842 J. B. Jukes Excurs. Newfoundland I. i. 31 Returning to the boat, we went southabout and made the circuit of the island.

1914 J. A. Barry South Sea Shipmates 111 Half an hour afterwards we were steaming down the Harbour southabout for Melbourne.

1958 Times 20 Dec. 3/3 Bass frequent the coast from Suffolk south-about to Cheshire.

1989 E. W. Sager Seafaring Labour i. 18 Many sailing ships crossing from Europe to the eastern United States went ‘south about,’ in a long southerly semi-circle, rather than face the westerlies on a more direct course.

B. adj.

Of a route, journey, etc.: which takes or follows a southerly course.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [noun] > to specific compass point

eastinga1605

westinga1605

northing1697

southing1697

south about1858

1858 Minutes Evid. Select Comm. Harbours of Refuge 179 in Parl. Papers 1857–8 XVII What is your opinion as to the course that you would take going from Liverpool, would you go the north-about passage, or the south-about passage?

1961 Times 24 Nov. 14/6 So it was decided..to send the ship by the south-about route via Cape Horn.

2005 Irish Times (Nexis) 7 May (Sport section) 1 The 60-footer..began its southabout journey on Tuesday.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	south about
释义	south aboutadv.adj. Brit. /ˈsaʊθəbaʊt/, U.S. /ˈsaʊθəˌbaʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: south adv., about adv. Etymology: < south adv. + about adv. Compare west-about adv., north-about adv., east-about adv.Compare the Old English parallel formation sūð ymbūtan by a southerly route:eOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Parker) anno 894 Þa gegaderedon þa þe in Norþhymbrum bugeað..sum hund scipa & foron suð ymbutan, & sum feowertig scipa norþ ymbutan. A. adv. By or along a southerly route. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [adjective] > to specific point of compass south about1646 northbound1823 westbound1847 downbound1849 southbound1850 eastbound1871 1646 Z. Boyd Psalms of David in Meeter sig. V2^v O north wind quickly now awake, and come thou south about. 1807 Coll. Interesting & Important Papers on Navigation & Trade p. ccxlviii To subject or charge any Ship or Vessel trading to or from..England, to the Baltic, Denmark,..or to any of those Countries, or to or from any of them to Ireland, when going South about. 1842 J. B. Jukes Excurs. Newfoundland I. i. 31 Returning to the boat, we went southabout and made the circuit of the island. 1914 J. A. Barry South Sea Shipmates 111 Half an hour afterwards we were steaming down the Harbour southabout for Melbourne. 1958 Times 20 Dec. 3/3 Bass frequent the coast from Suffolk south-about to Cheshire. 1989 E. W. Sager Seafaring Labour i. 18 Many sailing ships crossing from Europe to the eastern United States went ‘south about,’ in a long southerly semi-circle, rather than face the westerlies on a more direct course. B. adj. Of a route, journey, etc.: which takes or follows a southerly course. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [noun] > to specific compass point eastinga1605 westinga1605 northing1697 southing1697 south about1858 1858 Minutes Evid. Select Comm. Harbours of Refuge 179 in Parl. Papers 1857–8 XVII What is your opinion as to the course that you would take going from Liverpool, would you go the north-about passage, or the south-about passage? 1961 Times 24 Nov. 14/6 So it was decided..to send the ship by the south-about route via Cape Horn. 2005 Irish Times (Nexis) 7 May (Sport section) 1 The 60-footer..began its southabout journey on Tuesday. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1646
随便看	gentlewomen gentlier gentliest gentling gently gently curving gently does it gently spiced gently swaying gently used gently worn gently-born gentlyborn gentlying gentman gentmanly gentoo gentoo penguin gentoos gentrice gentrices gentries gentrification gentrifications gentrified