southwesterly

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

/ ˌsaʊθˈwɛs tər li; Nautical ˌsaʊˈwɛs tər li /

adjective, adverb

toward or from the southwest.

Nearby words

Origin of southwesterly

1700–10; southwest + -erly (see easterly)

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Examples from the Web for southwesterly

Before a strong east wind, the St. Peter on that day made fifty miles on a southwesterly course.
Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait|Peter Lauridsen
Emerald Bay is about three miles in length, with a southwesterly trend, and half a mile wide.
The Lake of the Sky|George Wharton James
Again you can note the shadows at this time, and it would appear as a southwesterly sun.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
In fact, its path for migration passed over the Point in a southwesterly direction.
The Black Moose in Pennsylvania|Henry W. Shoemaker

On June 9, 1915, the Italians made their swift stroke in a southwesterly direction from their Isonzo line.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for southwesterly

southwesterly

/ (ˌsaʊθˈwɛstəlɪ, nautical ˌsaʊˈwɛstəlɪ) /

adjective, adverb

in, towards, or (esp of a wind) from the southwest

noun plural -lies

a wind or storm from the southwest

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