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southwestward
/ ˌsaʊθˈwɛstwəd; ˌsaʊˈwɛstwəd /
adjective
- from or towards the southwest
adverb
- a variant of southwestwards
noun
- a direction towards or area in the southwest
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Derived Forms
- ˌsouthˈwestwardly, adjectiveadverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of southwestward1
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Example Sentences
They followed the South Fork for some distance, and then, turning southward and southwestward, crossed the plains of Colorado.
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His ranch, the Two Diamond, was fifteen miles southwestward.
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From Glacier Point we follow the road southwestward about six miles to a junction, where our trail branches to the left.
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They were coasting that long peninsula of Alaska that projects an arm for a thousand miles southwestward into the Pacific.
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Course was altered immediately to the southwestward and speed was increased to the utmost.
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