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Word entry · 9 letters

southwest

Best crossword clue

"Compass direction"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /saʊθˈwɛst/Part of speech adverb, adjective, nounSorted ehossttuwStarts with SEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. to, toward, or in the southwest

Word origin

From Middle English southwest, southewest, from Old English sūþwest and sūþanwestan, equivalent to south + west. Cognate with West Frisian súdwest, Dutch zuidwest, German Südwesten, Danish sydvest, Swedish sydväst.

Used in a sentence

  • “A southwest course.”
  • “A southwest wind.”
  • “We are travelling southwest at the moment.”

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