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sou'-west

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Noun1.sou'-west - the compass point midway between south and westsou'-west - the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
southwest, southwestward, SW
compass point, point - any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"
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It was on a gray afternoon in the lull of a three days' gale that had left the Southern Ocean tumbling heavily upon our ship, under a sky hung with rags of clouds that seemed to have been cut and hacked by the keen edge of a sou'-west gale.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
"Ah, you've got the right exposure here to the south and sou'-west," says the Sergeant, with a wag of his grizzled head, and a streak of pleasure in his melancholy voice.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
 
 
 
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