southwestwards


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south·west·ward

 (south-wĕst′wərd, sou-wĕst′-)
adv. & adj.
Toward, to, or in the southwest.
n.
A southwestward direction, point, or region.

south·west′ward·ly adv. & adj.
south·west′wards adv.
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southwestwards

(ˌsaʊθˈwɛstwədz; ˌsaʊˈwɛstwədz) or

southwestward

adv
(Navigation) to the southwest
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The officers who were not actively engaged stood and stared over the treetops southwestward, and the men digging would stop every now and again to stare in the same direc- tion.
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