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SOUTHWESTWARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
Synonyms:
sou'-west; southwest; southwestward; SW
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("southwestward" is a kind of...):
compass point; point (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Toward the southwest
Classified under:
Similar:
south (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a southwestward direction
Synonyms:
southwestward; southwestwardly
Classified under:
Pertainym:
southwestward (toward the southwest)
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