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southwesterly

[ south-wes-ter-lee; Nautical sou-wes-ter-lee ]

adjective

  1. toward or from the southwest.


southwesterly

/ ˌsaʊθˈwɛstəlɪ; ˌsaʊˈwɛstəlɪ /

adjective

  1. in, towards, or (esp of a wind) from the southwest
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a wind or storm from the southwest
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of southwesterly1

1700–10; southwest + -erly ( easterly )
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Example Sentences

One minute ago, 10 tonnes of food and water was there, the next it was floating gently by parachute in the southwesterly breeze, touching down on the northern shores of Gaza.

From BBC

The service said that the storm was bringing “very strong” and “gusty southwesterly winds countrywide with strong gales” as well as high waves along coasts.

Jones reported a southwesterly front had come through with three hours of heavy rain and high winds.

After nearly a millennium of dormancy, this southwesterly strip of land entered a new volcanic era in March 2021.

When storms come off the Pacific, they are funneled through the Strait of Juan de Fuca and pushed by prevailing southwesterly winds into the North Cascades.

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