Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Situated toward the southwest.
- adjective Coming or being from the southwest.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated or directed toward the southwest.
- Coming from the southwest or a point near it: as, a southwesterly wind.
- In a southwesterly direction.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective To ward or from the southwest
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective situated in, or pointing to, the
southwest - adjective coming from the southwest
- adverb From the southwest
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective coming from the southwest
- adjective situated in or oriented toward the southwest
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Examples
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Aguilar accompanied Cortés as his force moved in southwesterly direction.
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Aguilar accompanied Cortés as his force moved in southwesterly direction.
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Aguilar accompanied Cortés as his force moved in southwesterly direction.
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It's about creating this dialogue with the very particular conditions and unique opportunities of the city, Mr. Norten said, referring to the southwesterly views of the Hudson River enjoyed by many of the residents living in the middle section of the building.
Far Above the Showroom Robbie Whelan 2011
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It begins blowing southwesterly, that is, away from the Turkish heights and toward the harbor.
Middlesex Eugenides, Jeffery 2002
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The Bonnyridge licenses encompass three blocks located in the center of the Kalahari Copper Belt and are widely characterized as the southwesterly extension of the Zambian/DRC Copper Belt extending through
unknown title 2011
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The KCB is widely characterized as the southwesterly extension of the Zambian/DRC Copper Belt extending through Namibia.
unknown title 2011
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Weather It was a balmy 52 degrees, with a mostly irrelevant southwesterly wind.
The Loss That Led to Wins Aditi Kinkhabwala 2012
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In the summer, fall, and winter -- particularly summer -- significant southwesterly winds stir up ocean currents and bring more nutrients up from the depths for the phytoplankton.
Cause for Concern? More Data Needed on Ocean's Health - NASA Watch 2009
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In the summer, fall, and winter -- particularly summer -- significant southwesterly winds stir up ocean currents and bring more nutrients up from the depths for the phytoplankton.
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