Definition of "sou'-west" []

• Southwest (noun)

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• "Half a gale from the sou'-west when we turned out, but it helped us to float off safely at six."
• "It is going to blow hard too, though that is no great matter, as we are sheltered by banks on the sou'-west and nor'-west sides, the likely quarters."
• "'Two — one and a half — one — lights in line sou'-west by west — got a match?'"