southwestern corner

collocation in English

meaningsofsouthwesternandcorner

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southwestern
adjective
uk
/ˌsaʊθˈwes.tən/us
/ˌsaʊθˈwes.tɚn/
in or from ...
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corner
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɔː.nər/us
/ˈkɔːr.nɚ/
the point, area, or line that is formed by the meeting of two lines, surfaces, ...
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(Definition ofsouthwesternandcornerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One carbon sample was taken from a layer under the last floor of an independent room located near thesouthwesterncornerof the pyramid.
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Within each site, three plots, each 5 x 5 m were randomly selected; again using a randomization table starting from thesouthwesterncornerof the site.
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Included in the landmarked area was a second building, a carriage house on the property'ssouthwesterncorner.
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The fountain, intended to be the center of the memorial, was still located near thesouthwesterncornerof the site.
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The original entrance was at thesouthwesterncornerbut has been destroyed by the construction of a post-medieval manor house.
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A number of small streams drain the land, and a pond is located near itssouthwesterncorner.
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It is connected to the high school via an enclosed walkway from thesouthwesterncorner.
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Later, the northwestern battlements, which were oriented towards the land, were removed, along with a square in thesouthwesterncorner.
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For most of distance it is a narrow one-way street, after which it becomes a busy thoroughfare in thesouthwesterncornerof town.
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At thesouthwesterncorner, there is a horseshoe-shaped monument to the stadium that was erected in 2005.
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In 1956, the school moved to a new building on thesouthwesterncornerof campus.
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The overhaul would include a boat launch, a restroom and a playground to be added to thesouthwesterncornerof the park.
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Thesouthwesterncornerguard tower was dismantled in 1930 because of a lack of funds for maintenance.
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The wealthier citizens of the district historically lived in thesouthwesterncorner.
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The southern fortification wall has a huge bastion in thesouthwesterncorner.
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There is a tank in the eastern side of the temple and a well in thesouthwesterncorner.
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It stands at in thesouthwesterncornerof the state.
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However, there is a small camp in thesouthwesterncorner.
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Scattered parts of the creek's watershed, such as itssouthwesterncornerand the creek's source, are in the elevation range of 1834to2000 ft.
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