sou'-west

Thân thiện

The ship's captain set a course toward the sou'-west.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees: This is a precise navigational term indicating a specific direction on a compass, exactly halfway between due south and due west.

Usage

• This word is used primarily in nautical, meteorological, and navigational contexts to describe a specific cardinal direction.
• It is often written with a hyphen as 'sou'-west' or 'sou'west', and sometimes as 'southwest'. However, the specific form 'sou'-west' is a traditional variant.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The wind shifted to the sou'-west, bringing cooler air.
  • Set your course to sou'-west to reach the hidden cove.

Advanced Usage

• "to the sou'-west of": used to describe the location of something relative to another point.
  • The island lies to the sou'-west of the mainland.

Variants and Related Words

• Southwest (SW) (n): The more common modern spelling for the same compass point (225°).
• Sou'wester (n): A type of waterproof hat or a strong wind or storm coming from the southwest.
• Southwesterly (adj/adv): Coming from or moving toward the southwest.

Synonyms

• Southwest: The standard term for the same direction.
• SW: The common abbreviation.

Notes

• 'Sou'-west' is an archaic or dialectal form, most famously associated with the speech of sailors in historical literature. In modern standard English, 'southwest' is universally used.
• It is part of a set of similar terms: , , .

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• southwest
• southwestward
• SW