How do you use Southwestward in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like south or southwest, plus the exact meaning.
Southwestward in a sentence
Southwestward meaning
In or toward the southwest
Using Southwestward
- The main meaning on this page is: In or toward the southwest
- Useful related words include: south, southwest, sou'-west, sw.
Context around Southwestward
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Southwestward
- In this selection, "southwestward" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, west and blows stand out and add context to how "southwestward" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include europe blows southwestward from the and further west southwestward over the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "southwestward" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with southwestward
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It was moving west-southwestward at 15 kilometers per hour (kph), carrying maximum sustained winds of 95 kph and gusts of up to 145 kph. (25 words)
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) issued its seventh advisory on Saturday regarding Cyclone “Asna,” which has moved further west-southwestward over the past six hours in the Arabian Sea. (29 words)
A sandstorm known as the Calima (similar to the Sirocco wind that blows North from the Sahara into Europe) blows southwestward from the Sahara Desert and can cause high temperatures, low visibility and drying air. (35 words)
A sandstorm known as the Calima (similar to the Sirocco wind that blows North from the Sahara into Europe) blows southwestward from the Sahara Desert and can cause high temperatures, low visibility and drying air. (35 words)
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) issued its seventh advisory on Saturday regarding Cyclone “Asna,” which has moved further west-southwestward over the past six hours in the Arabian Sea. (29 words)
It was moving west-southwestward at 15 kilometers per hour (kph), carrying maximum sustained winds of 95 kph and gusts of up to 145 kph. (25 words)
Example sentences (3)
It was moving west-southwestward at 15 kilometers per hour (kph), carrying maximum sustained winds of 95 kph and gusts of up to 145 kph.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) issued its seventh advisory on Saturday regarding Cyclone “Asna,” which has moved further west-southwestward over the past six hours in the Arabian Sea.
A sandstorm known as the Calima (similar to the Sirocco wind that blows North from the Sahara into Europe) blows southwestward from the Sahara Desert and can cause high temperatures, low visibility and drying air.