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Meanings of sw in English

Portuguese
sudoeste
Catalan
sud-oest
Spanish
suroeste

The compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees.

sudoeste
Synonyms
Examples for "southwest"
Examples for "southwest"
1
The regions affected included Bryansk province, which borders Ukraine, southwest of Moscow.
Reuters
2
It's moving west southwest at a rate of six kilometres per hour.
News.com.au
3
Another nearby area that had captured scientists' attention was Spain's southwest coast.
The wave: in pursuit of the rogues, freaks and giants of the oce...
4
Palaces around court: northeast, Transportation; northwest, Agriculture; southwest, Liberal Arts; southeast, Manufactures.
The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts an...
5
Our group moved to the southwest to meet a strong Russian army.
The forgotten soldier
1
The other roads led through the wilderness southwestward to the heart of Judah.
Twelve Studies on the Making of a Nation: The Beginnings of Isra...
2
Yes, he pointed to the river, and then to the southwestward.
Herland
3
I lurched to my feet and began to stagger southwestward toward the camp.
The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft
4
Like Europe it is a peninsula of Asia, curving southwestward around the Indian Sea.
The Negro
5
The system is anticipated to gradually move southwestward.
Radio NZ
1
Well, of course, that is somewhere about west-sou-west, so we must be going northward.
Jack Archer: A Tale of the Crimea
Usage of sw in English
1
Ver-ry sw-e-et and pretty-andthe brown shoes and stockings, too.
Big and Little Sisters: A Story of an Indian Mission School
2
Then we heard a prolonged sw-i-sh-sh-sh, exactly like the launching of a big boat.
The Land of Footprints
3
Now jine this on: 'An' I solem-ny sw'ar, s'welp me!
Sevenoaks: A Story of Today
4
I've been thinking about it all the afternoon, and I think yellow would be sw-eet!
A Houseful of Girls
5
And I can sw'ar to this: there weren't no tracks of no kind from there to camp.
The Killer
6
Do ye know what ye're sw'arin' to?
Sevenoaks: A Story of Today
7
Air ye goin' to sw'ar?
A Mountain Europa
8
Does ye all sw'ar?
A Pagan of the Hills
9
SW & NH: It's refreshing to hear both candidates address this issue.
Wired
10
Effects of antipsychotic treatment on psychopathology and SW are only partly related.
Pubmed
11
SW did not work and remained on welfare for her entire marriage.
News.com.au
12
The fire was on Arch Place SW, only blocks from the station.
The smoke room: a novel of suspense
13
This is where a car like the Peugeot 307 SW comes in.
The Irish Times
14
Ordinarily there is little or no tide, with an occasional current SW.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine
15
SW: I like to always think my greatest achievements are yet to come.
News.com.au
16
No SW speed difference was observed for different ages and genders.
Pubmed
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Translations for sw
Portuguese
sudoeste
Catalan
sud-oest
Sw through the time