southwest
IPA: saʊθwˈɛst
noun
- The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.
- A borough and region of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Synonym of Southwestern United States
adjective
- Of, in or pertaining to the southwest; southwestern.
- Situated toward or in the direction of the southwest; southwestward; southwesterly.
- Coming from the southwest; southwesterly.
adverb
- Towards or in the direction of the southwest; southwestwards.
south-southwest
IPA: sˈaʊθsaʊθwˈɛst
noun
- The compass point halfway between south and southwest; specifically at a bearing of 202.5°.
adjective
- Of, in or pertaining to the south-southwest; south-southwestern.
- Situated toward or in the direction of the south-southwest; south-southwestward; south-southwesterly.
- Coming from the south-southwest; south-southwesterly.
adverb
- Towards or in the direction of the south-southwest; south-southwestwards.
southwest by west
IPA: saʊθwˈɛstbˈaɪwˈɛst
noun
- The compass point halfway between southwest and west-southwest, specifically 236.25°, abbreviated as SWbW.
south southwest
IPA: sˈaʊθsaʊθwˈɛst
noun
- Alternative form of south-southwest [The compass point halfway between south and southwest; specifically at a bearing of 202.5°.]
adjective
- Alternative form of south-southwest [Of, in or pertaining to the south-southwest; south-southwestern.]
adverb
- Alternative form of south-southwest [Towards or in the direction of the south-southwest; south-southwestwards.]
south-west
IPA: sˈaʊθwˈɛst
noun
- (chiefly UK) Alternative form of southwest [The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.]
adjective
- (chiefly UK) Alternative form of southwest [Of, in or pertaining to the southwest; southwestern.]
adverb
- (chiefly UK) Alternative form of southwest [Towards or in the direction of the southwest; southwestwards.]
south west
IPA: sˈaʊθwɛst
Root Word: South West
noun
- A geopolitical zone of Nigeria, consisting of the states of Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo.
- One of the nine regions of Western Australia.
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Examples of "southwest" in Sentences
Examples of "south-southwest" in Sentences
- Eugene was centered about 410 miles (660 kilometers) south-southwest of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and moving west-northwest at 10 mph (16 kph).
- The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Dora is about 360 kilometers south-southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, with winds of 130 kilometers per hour.
- The center of the storm was still about 300 miles (483 kilometers) south-southwest of Cape Hatteras, N.C., and moving to the north at 14 mph (22 kph).
- The National Hurricane Center said the storm was moving to the west-northwest at about 10 mph and it was centered about 60 mile south-southwest of Port-au-Prince.
- Some cell-phone communications were knocked out in the Araucania region where the quake was centered, 370 miles 595 kilometers south-southwest of the capital, Santiago.
- Greg Tlapa, the executive officer of the Healy, told The Associated Press by satellite phone Monday afternoon as the icebreaker was about 111 miles south-southwest of Nome.
- Some cell-phone communications and electrical power were knocked out in the Araucania region where the quake was centered, 370 miles 595 kilometers south-southwest of the capital, Santiago.
- When it reached $7,000 about a month ago, she said the answer seemed obvious for the family of four who rents a duplex in Monroe, about 35 miles south-southwest of Detroit, and still faces about $6,000 in unpaid medical bills.
Examples of "south-west" in Sentences
- The biggest monthly decrease was also in the south-west where rent dropped by 1.3%.
- The sails of the vessel I had seen off to the south-west had grown larger and plainer.
- In the south-west people voted for other opposition parties and the PDP lost seat after seat.
- The high wind blew from the north-west for twenty-four hours, when it fell calm, and in the night sprang up from the south-west.
- The south-west tour is headed by David Bintley's Allegri Diversi, a fizzing showcase of classical dance set to Rossini's titular score.
- You're less than an hour's drive from the coast to the east and the North Yorkshire moors to the north, and York is to the south-west for a daytrip steeped in history.
- A shift of four points into the south-west, coming just at the right time as they entered upon Caribou Crossing, drove them down that connecting link to lakes Tagish and Marsh.
- Despite Gilbert's claims that renting privately in the south-west was barely manageable, the region and Wales produced falls in rent of 2.4% and 1.5% respectively during the year.
- In three hours — it was midnight, I well remember, and as dark as I had ever seen it on the sea — the wind, still blowing out of the south-west, rose furiously, and once again I was compelled to set the sea-anchor.
- The first and second headlands were directly in line with the south-west wind; but once around the second, — and we went perilously near, — we picked up the third headland, still in line with the wind and with the other two.
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