southwestward

/saʊθwˈɛstwəd/

/saʊθwˈɛstwɚd/

[noun] [adverb] [adjective]

Southwestward

[NOUN]

the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

synonyms : sou'-west

southwest

southwestward

[ADVERB]

in a southwestward direction

synonyms : southwestwardly

southwestward

[ADJECTIVE]

toward the southwest

Examples

1. During this southwestward march, hubris and lack of discipline began to plague the army.

2. They will come to join the Army of Albert Sidney Johnston who led the small Confederate Army out of Nashville, down southwestward into Southwest Tennessee, just across the border to the town of Corinth, Mississippi.

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