southwesterly

Toward Arizona, roughly

Southwesterly describes a direction or movement from or toward the southwest.

A southwesterly wind blows from the southwest; a southwesterly course heads toward it.

The word functions as both adjective and adverb: The storm approached from a southwesterly direction; We sailed southwesterly along the coast.

wind

breeze

Light, gentle air movement

  • gustBrief wind surge
  • galeSevere sustained wind
  • squallBrief, violent windstorm

blow · zephyr · draft · airflow · current · prevailing · trade winds · jetstream · sirocco · chinook

compass

western

Of the sunset side

northwesterly · southeasterly · northerly · easterly · cardinal · ordinal · bearing · azimuth · degrees · heading

nautical

sailing

Wind-propelled water travel

  • tackSharp-headed fastener
  • bearingPosture or orientation
  • helmVessel's steering mechanism

starboard · port · bow · stern · heading · course · windward · leeward · close-hauled · running

weather

front

Forward-facing side

rain · cyclone · humidity · barometer · forecast · meteorology · isobar · pressure system · warm front · cold front

migration

flyway

Established bird migration path

  • birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
  • geesePlural of goose
  • monarchHereditary supreme ruler

swallows · cranes · shorebirds · waterfowl · songbirds · raptors · seasonal · wintering · breeding grounds · stopover

Categories
  • Mediterranean winds
Opposites
compass direction

southwesterlynortheasterly

From that compass quadrant

northeastern · northeast · northerly · north · easterly

Phrases
Family

southwestern, southwester

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G