1Distance travelled or measured southward, especially at sea.
（尤指在海上的）南行航程
the object of all vessels using this route is to get sufficient southing off the coast to beat around the Horn despite the violent winds
Example sentencesExamples
Peter's been to the Faroes, we've been to the Orkneys and Iain, with various crew, has been making his southings down the West Coast visiting his old haunts.
1.1count nounA figure or line representing southward distance on a map.
地图上代表南行距离的数字或线
Example sentencesExamples
We've come to the exact co-ordinates given on the Internet, as a southing and an easting to the metre, to a spot out on a wall looking over Botany Bay with the clues that the cache is somewhere in this rockpile.
1.2Astronomy The transit of a celestial object, especially the sun, across the meridian due south of the observer.
〔天文〕南中天
1.3Astronomy count nounThe angular distance of a star or other object south of the celestial equator.
〔天文〕南赤纬
Definition of southing in US English:
southing
nounˈsouT͟HiNGˈsaʊðɪŋ
1Distance traveled or measured southward, especially at sea.
（尤指在海上的）南行航程
the object of all vessels using this route is to get sufficient southing off the coast to beat around the Horn despite the violent winds
Example sentencesExamples
Peter's been to the Faroes, we've been to the Orkneys and Iain, with various crew, has been making his southings down the West Coast visiting his old haunts.
1.1A figure or line representing southward distance on a map.
地图上代表南行距离的数字或线
Example sentencesExamples
We've come to the exact co-ordinates given on the Internet, as a southing and an easting to the metre, to a spot out on a wall looking over Botany Bay with the clues that the cache is somewhere in this rockpile.
1.2Astronomy The transit of a celestial object, especially the sun, across the meridian due south of the observer.
〔天文〕南中天
1.3Astronomy The angular distance of a star or other object south of the celestial equator.