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SOUTHWESTWARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does southwestward mean?
• SOUTHWESTWARD (noun)
The noun SOUTHWESTWARD has 1 sense:
1. the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
Familiarity information: SOUTHWESTWARD used as a noun is very rare.
• SOUTHWESTWARD (adjective)
The adjective SOUTHWESTWARD has 1 sense:
1. toward the southwest
Familiarity information: SOUTHWESTWARD used as an adjective is very rare.
• SOUTHWESTWARD (adverb)
The adverb SOUTHWESTWARD has 1 sense:
1. in a southwestward direction
Familiarity information: SOUTHWESTWARD used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
sou'-west; southwest; southwestward; SW
Hypernyms ("southwestward" is a kind of...):
compass point; point (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Toward the southwest
Similar:
south (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a southwestward direction
Synonyms:
southwestward; southwestwardly
Pertainym:
southwestward (toward the southwest)
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