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southwest
[south-west, sou-west]
noun
the point or direction midway between south and west. SW
a region in this direction.
the Southwest, the southwest region of the United States.
adjective
lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the southwest.
coming from the southwest, as a wind.
adverb
in the direction midway between south and west.
southwest
1/ ˌsaʊˈwɛst, ˌʊθˈɛ /
noun
the point of the compass or the direction midway between west and south, 225° clockwise from north
any area lying in or towards this direction
adjective
(sometimes capital) of or denoting the southwestern part of a specified country, area, etc
southwest Italy
situated in or towards the southwest
(esp of the wind) from the southwest
adverb
in, to, towards, or (esp of the wind) from the southwest
Southwest
2/ ˌʊθˈɛ /
noun
the southwestern part of Britain, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
Other Word Forms
- southwestern adjective
- ˌdzܳٳˈɱٱԳDz adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of southwest1
Example Sentences
In the southwest corner, an aesthete’s low wooden fence matches the stain of twin soil beds enclosed within it.
About 16 miles to the southwest, firefighters had contained the Maria fire by Monday evening, also along the river bottom, south of Santa Paula.
In April, more than 8,000 people were detained for illegally entering the country at the southwest border.
Inspired by the idyllic Highgrove Gardens in southwest England, Burberry has teamed up with illustrator Helen Bullock on a vibrant capsule collection.
Atkins, 62, was raised in southwest Virginia by a coal miner and a garment worker and moved to San Diego in her 20s.
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