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Meanings of southwesterly direction in English

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Usage of southwesterly direction in English
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When we reached the eighty-third parallel we saw land in a southwesterly direction.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 / The Recent Da...
2
We have now trekked three miles, in a southwesterly direction, with no luck.
The new yorker
3
The expedition moved across the plain in a southwesterly direction.
Overland: A Novel
4
We crossed the James on Mayo's Bridge, following the road in a southwesterly direction.
The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson / In Which is T...
5
The course led in a southwesterly direction past Sevier Lake and Mountain Meadows in southwestern Utah.
The Western United States: A Geographical Reader
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He stood staring out in a southwesterly direction.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
7
They seemed to be headed in a southwesterly direction, which would take them away from us.
A Princess of Mars
8
The train leaving Kizil Arvat went off in a southwesterly direction towards Askhabad, along the Persian frontier.
The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Among the Various Race...
9
Then, following the trail of wild animals in a southwesterly direction, they came to a suitable place.
Stories of Later American History
10
Hola is now moving away from Vanuatu in a southwesterly direction, but will curve to the southeast.
Radio NZ
11
Travelling in a southwesterly direction along the main stream, they entered a valley which led into the mountains.
First Across the Continent / The Story of the Exploring Expediti...
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From here a vast number of Russian troops could be observed mobilizing rapidly in a southwesterly direction toward Zamosc.
The house of wittgenstein: a family at war
13
We are running at a speed of thirty miles an hour in a southwesterly direction, along the Persian frontier.
The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Among the Various Race...
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The knight left the well-trodden paths of Prayer's Eye Peak behind, moving in a southwesterly direction up the slope.
Dragons of autumn twilight
15
Milk River is a narrow, shallow stream, which here flows in a southwesterly direction, passing through a narrow cañon.
The Great Salt Lake Trail
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Failure to observe this rule will justify any chauffeur in chasing the offender seventy-six consecutive miles in a southwesterly direction.
The Silly Syclopedia / A Terrible Thing in the Form of a Literar...
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