southwestwards
Down and left
Southwestwards means toward the southwest, in the direction between south and west: The storm moved southwestwards along the coast.
More common in British English; Americans typically say southwestward.
Device showing cardinal directions
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
- pilotingControlling a vehicle's course
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- astrolabeAncient altitude-measuring instrument
latitude · longitude · bearing · seafaring · helm · rudder · steerage · mariner
Posture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
- coursePlanned path forward
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- vectorQuantity with direction
orientation · route · pathway · track · way · aim · trend · drift
Waterproof mariner's hat
- trade-windsPersistent tropical belt winds
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- galeSevere sustained wind
zephyr · sirocco · mistral · chinook · prevailing · airstream · windward · leeward
Dimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- sundownDay's end moment
- eveningLate day period
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
afterglow · amber · glow · silhouette · nightfall · dimming · shadows · warmth
Travel from place to place
- voyageJourney by sea
- trekArduous overland journey
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- passageSegment of text
crossing · traverse · migration · relocation · departure · embarkation · outbound · itinerary
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
- pilotingControlling a vehicle's course
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
astrolabe · latitude · longitude · bearing · seafaring · helm · rudder · steerage · mariner · nautical
bearing
Posture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
- coursePlanned path forward
- trajectoryPath of moving object
vector · orientation · route · pathway · track · way · aim · trend · drift · line
sou'wester
Waterproof mariner's hat
- trade-windsPersistent tropical belt winds
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
gale · zephyr · sirocco · mistral · chinook · prevailing · airstream · windward · leeward · blowing
dusk
Dimming after sundown
horizon · afterglow · amber · glow · silhouette · nightfall · dimming · shadows · warmth
journey
Travel from place to place
- voyageJourney by sea
- trekArduous overland journey
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
passage · crossing · traverse · migration · relocation · departure · embarkation · outbound · itinerary · waypoint
southwestwardsnortheastwards
Toward the northeast
northeastward · northeasterly · northeast · northwards · eastwards