In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SOUTHWESTERLY
southwest, southwestern, southwesterly
(adjective) situated in or oriented toward the southwest
southwesterly, southwest
(adjective) coming from the southwest; “the winds are southwesterly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
southwesterly (comparative more southwesterly, superlative most southwesterly)
situated in, or pointing to, the southwest
(chiefly, of a wind) coming from the southwest
Adverb
southwesterly (comparative more southwesterly, superlative most southwesterly)
From the southwest
Noun
southwesterly (plural southwesterlies)
A strong wind or storm from the southwest.
Source: Wiktionary
South`west"er*ly, a.
Definition: To ward or from the southwest; as, a southwesterly course; a southwesterly wind.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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