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单词 southwestward
释义

southwestward

1 of 2

adverb or adjective

south·​west·​ward sau̇(th)-ˈwes-twərd How to pronounce southwestward (audio)
: toward the southwest
southwestwards
sau̇(th)-ˈwes-twərdz How to pronounce southwestward (audio)
adverb

southwestward

2 of 2

noun

: southwest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb or adjective
Byproducts of the raging, 16,000-plus-acre fire had been swept southwestward by winds, reaching at least as far as the San Francisco Bay Area less than 24 hours after the blaze ignited. Michael Mcgough, sacbee, 1 July 2018
Noun
As cool air from Russia pushes southwestward through Europe, central parts of the continent will see relief from the heat on Saturday and Sunday, while the heat nears its peak over the Iberian Peninsula and southern France. Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 High wind warnings are in place for this area and southwestward to New Mexico and western Texas. Monica Garrett, CNN, 29 Mar. 2022 The hurricane was moving west near 17 mph and a general westward to west-northwestward motion was forecast through Friday – followed by a general westward to west-southwestward motion. Julia Musto, Fox News, 19 Aug. 2021 Four lengthy dry periods that occurred between 6.25 million and 8.75 million years ago likely drove those creatures to migrate southwestward into Africa, Böhme and her colleagues reported last month in Communications Earth & Environment. Sid Perkins, Science | AAAS, 4 June 2021 The long-range track from the hurricane center shows Gamma drifting southwestward in the Bay of Campeche through at least Friday. Leigh Morgan, al, 4 Oct. 2020 The storm is expected to turn toward the west or west-southwest tonight or Monday, and a slow southwestward motion should continue Monday night through early Wednesday. Gene Norman And Susannah Cullinane, CNN, 4 Oct. 2020 After day 3, the ridge should force Karen to move west-southwestward. Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Sep. 2019 After Tropical Storm Jerry pulls away, a lobe of the Bermuda High will be displaced southwestward, essentially blocking Karen and shunting it northwest toward the Southeast United States or perhaps west toward Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb Or Adjective

1548, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1532, in the meaning defined above

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