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south-westward adverb (also south-westwards) Towards the south-west: the governor sent two companies of foot soldiers south-westwards...- Populations from Scandinavia, the former Baltic States and north-west Russia head south-westwards towards this country.
- If one starts at the terminal site at Bellanaboy, the initial stretch of the haul route is along the R314 south-westwards to the junction with the L1204.
- It may have been forgotten, given the comical levels of hype and expectation surrounding his move south-westwards, but there is still business to be done on the pitch.
adjectiveSituated in, directed toward, or facing the south-west: the south-westward extension of the valley...- Structurally, it is a south-westward extension of Scotland, separated by the North Channel of the Irish Sea.
- Serious British strategic interest in the Ottoman empire began in the late 18th century when it was hoped that the Turks would act as a barrier to Russia's southern and south-westward expansion.
- In this case sedimentation is dominated by an oceanic current, the south-westward flowing Agulhas Current that impinges on the shelf.
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