单词 | south-westernmost |
释义 | south-westernmostadj. Situated furthest to the south-west. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > South > South-west > [adverb] > most south-westernmost1773 1773 D. Henry Hist. Acct. Voy. Eng. Navigators IV. 323 Mons. Bougainville gave orders for a boat belonging to the Etoile to steer to the south-westernmost of these isles in search of anchorage. 1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands i. iii. 49 The south-westernmost angle. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 799/1 The south-westernmost portion of the region. 1920 Pacific Islands Pilot (ed. 2) vi. 215 Tokulu..is the south-westernmost islet of the group. 2009 Guardian (Nexis) 20 Dec. 9 The British skippers are making a charge in the Southern Ocean, 750 miles due south of Cape Leeuwin, the south-westernmost point of Australia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1773 |
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