southwestward

[ south-west-werd; Nautical sou-west-werd ]

/ ˌsaʊθˈwɛst wərd; Nautical ˌsaʊˈwɛst wərd /

adverb

Also south·west·wards. toward the southwest.

adjective

facing or tending toward the southwest.

coming from the southwest, as a wind.

noun

the southwest.

Nearby words

Origin of southwestward

First recorded in 1540–50; southwest + -ward

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Examples from the Web for southwestward

The battle front of the Unionists ran around the northeast corner of the farm, across the Lafayette road and to the southwestward.
An Undivided Union|Oliver Optic
The other body he sent under Morgan to the southwestward, to threaten the inland posts and their garrisons.
The War of Independence|John Fiske
Then, by nightfall, the bow of the Stormy Petrel was once more headed for the southwestward.
Dave Porter in the South Seas|Edward Stratemeyer
Southwestward the valley grows narrower, and the ridges which break its surface become straighter.
The Red Man's Continent|Ellsworth Huntington

Southwest Vermont, west and south, southwestward to Missouri, on river-banks.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar

British Dictionary definitions for southwestward

southwestward

/ (ˌsaʊθˈwɛstwəd, nautical ˌsaʊˈwɛstwəd) /

adjective

from or towards the southwest

adverb

a variant of southwestwards

noun

a direction towards or area in the southwest

Derived Formssouthwestwardly, adjective, adverb

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