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southwestward
/ ˌsaʊθˈwɛstwəd; ˌsaʊˈwɛstwəd /
adjective
- from or towards the southwest
adverb
- See southwestwardsa 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.
His ranch, the Two Diamond, was fifteen miles southwestward.
From Glacier Point we follow the road southwestward about six miles to a junction, where our trail branches to the left.
They were coasting that long peninsula of Alaska that projects an arm for a thousand miles southwestward into the Pacific.
Course was altered immediately to the southwestward and speed was increased to the utmost.
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