south-westerly
Between two cardinals
South-westerly describes direction or movement from or toward the southwest.
A south-westerly wind blows from the southwest; a south-westerly course heads toward it.
The noun refers to a wind from that direction: A strong south-westerly battered the coast.
Also spelled southwesterly, especially in American English.
Light, gentle air movement
draft · airflow · current · zephyr · blustery · gusty · prevailing · onshore
Toward the lower-left compass point
- bearingPosture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
- coursePlanned path forward
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
trajectory · vector · azimuth · quadrant · angle · alignment · directionality · compass
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
blow · draft · airflow · current · zephyr · blustery · gusty · prevailing · onshore · offshore
southwestward
Toward the lower-left compass point
orientation · trajectory · vector · azimuth · quadrant · angle · alignment · directionality · compass · cardinal
sailing
Wind-propelled water travel
helm · tack · steering · yachting · regatta · harbor · coastal · channel · shipping · passage
frontal
Of the fore side
- depressionProlonged low state
- low-pressureLacking intensity or force
- unsettledNot yet resolved
overcast · cloudy · rainy · showery · drizzly · humid · muggy · cyclonic · stormy · blustery
south-westerlynorth-easterly
Direction between two cardinals
northeasterly · northerly · easterly · north-east · northeast
south, west, westerly, southern, southerly, southwest, southwestern, western, westerlies