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/saʊθˈwɛst/ · noun
The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°..
So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
A southwest course.
A southwest wind.
We are travelling southwest at the moment.
Use south west when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
South west means The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°..
Common synonyms include south, southwesterly, southwestern, sw.
Possible antonyms include northeast.
So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
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