单词 | south-westerly |
释义 | south-ˈwesterly, a. and adv. [f. south-west, after westerly.] A. adj. a. Of the wind: Blowing from the south-west. b. Tending south-westward.
1708Sewel Du. Dict. 11, Zuydwestelyk, south-westerly. 1731Miller Gard. Dict. s.v. Wind, The North-East Trade Wind below will be attended with a South-Westerly above. 1840R. H. Dana Bef. Mast vii, A steady though light southwesterly wind. 1869Dunkin Midn. Sky 59 A south-westerly direction. transf.1883Harper's Mag. Aug. 441/2 One murky south-westerly Saturday night. B. adv. South-westwardly.
1792Morse Amer. Geog. 50 These mountains extend north-easterly and south-westerly. 1883American VII. 168 The party now headed southwesterly for the Siberian coast. |

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