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Adjective: southwestward  ,sawth'west-wurd [N. Amer], ,sawth'west-wûd [Brit]
  1. Toward the southwest
Noun: southwestward  ,sawth'west-wurd [N. Amer], ,sawth'west-wûd [Brit]
  1. The compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
    - southwest, sou'-west, SW
Adverb: southwestward  ,sawth'west-wurd [N. Amer], ,sawth'west-wûd [Brit]
  1. In a southwestward direction
    - southwestwardly, southwestwards

Derived forms: southwestwards

See also: south

Type of: compass point, point

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southwest by south
southwest by west
southwester
southwesterly
Southwestern
southwestern
southwestern lip fern
southwestern toad
southwestern United States
southwestern white pine
southwestward
southwestwardly
southwestwards
Soutine
soutpiel
souvenir
souvlaki
souvlakia
sou'west
sou'-west
sou'wester