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SOUTHWESTERLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does southwesterly mean?
• SOUTHWESTERLY (adjective)
The adjective SOUTHWESTERLY has 2 senses:
1. coming from the southwest
2. situated in or oriented toward the southwest
Familiarity information: SOUTHWESTERLY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coming from the southwest
Synonyms:
southwest; southwesterly
Context example:
the winds are southwesterly
Similar:
south (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south)
Derivation:
southwester (a strong wind from the southwest)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Situated in or oriented toward the southwest
Synonyms:
southwest; southwesterly; southwestern
Similar:
south (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south)
Context examples
I knew that I must travel in a southwesterly direction to reach my destination, but the sun was my only guide.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
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