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southwest
[ south-west; Nautical 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/ ˌsaʊθˈwɛst /
noun
- the Southwestthe southwestern part of Britain, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
southwest
2/ ˌsaʊˈwɛst; ˌsaʊθˈwɛst /
noun
- the point of the compass or the direction midway between west and south, 225° clockwise from north
- often capusually preceded bythe 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
Derived Forms
- ˌsouthˈwesternmost, adjective
Other Words From
- southwestern adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of southwest1
Example Sentences
What we knowWhat we’re less confident aboutStorms next weekWhile an Arctic high-pressure zone continues to feed cold air into the region, two more storms are expected to approach the area from the southwest.
From Tunk’s summit, you can see the lake-dotted forest stretching to the north, as well as Mount Desert Island and Frenchman Bay to the southwest.
I’m right by the Swiss border all the way in the south, southwest France.
Some areas southwest of Washington could see a bit more while others, north of Washington, could see a bit less.
As a zone of low pressure approaches from the west this weekend, models have converged on the idea of a period of snow on Sunday as warmer air from the south and southwest is lifted over a dome of cold air supplied by high-pressure to the north.
AirAsia, on the other hand, is a relatively new carrier, an upstart in the tradition of Southwest Airlines in the United States.
This leaves Southwest, a serious competitor, as the only domestic carrier left able to claim “bags fly free.”
In the Rockies, the number climbs to 26 percent, and in the Southwest, fully a third are on board.
Close to 50,000 unaccompanied Central American minors showed up at the southwest border this year.
Checkpoints like this one and the 33 others along the southwest border are the source of frustration for the towns they occupy.
Samuel Dale, an eminent pioneer in the settlement of the southwest, died in Lauderdale county, Mississippi.
It will also certify that he made the pluckiest and most successful hundred-mile run ever pulled off in the Southwest.
In this beautiful quadrangle, one of the most interesting features is the chapel at the southwest corner.
Looking away to the southwest, she beheld a sight that made her feel faint with fear.
Away off to the southwest a bright light showed briefly—the headlight of a Santa Fe train, he guessed it must be.
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