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Definition of Southwestward
1. Adverb. In a southwestward direction.
2. Adjective. Toward the southwest.
3. Noun. The compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees.
Definition of Southwestward
1. adv. Toward the southwest.
Definition of Southwestward
1. Adjective. In or toward the southwest ¹
2. Adverb. Toward the southwest ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Southwestward
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Southwestward
Literary usage of Southwestward
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Journal (1877)
"Near the little white lighthouse on Robbins's Reef, the verdurous shore turns to
the southwestward, and forms, with a fenny strip of the Jersey shore on the ..."
2. Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States: Including the District by Asa Gray (1868)
"Rich woods, along rivers, W. New York and Penn. to Illinois and southwestward.
June. ... Swamps, Illinois and southwestward. July. — A small tree. 37. ..."
3. On the Mexican Highlands: With a Passing Glimpse of Cuba by William Seymour Edwards (1906)
"... га Southwestward to the Border (Written on the train and mailed at Laredo,
... Southwestward ..."
4. On the Mexican Highlands: With a Passing Glimpse of Cuba by William Seymour Edwards (1906)
"... in Southwestward to the Border (Written on the train and mailed at Laredo,
Texas.) November 16th. THE journey from New Orleans was somewhat tedious, ..."
5. Coast Pilot Notes on Hawaiian Islands by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, E. Vance Miller (1919)
"Pohoiki Landing, 4 miles southwestward of Cape Kumukahi, is marked by a prominent
... When coasting from southwestward the village will not be seen until ..."
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