southwestward

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsaʊθˈwɛstwəd/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(south′west′wərd; Naut. sou′west′wərd)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
south•west•ward  (south′west′wərd; Naut. sou′west′wərd),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. Nautical, Naval TermsAlso, south′west′wards. toward the southwest.

adj. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsfacing or tending toward the southwest.
  2. coming from the southwest, as a wind.

n. 
  1. the southwest.
  • southwest + -ward 1540–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
southwestward / ˌsaʊθˈwɛstwəd ˌsaʊˈwɛstwəd/
  1. from or towards the southwest
  1. a direction towards or area in the southwest
'southwestward' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Algonquian - Somali Current - south-southwestward - southwestwardly - west-southwestward

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