southwest

[ south-west; Nautical sou-west ]

noun

1. the point or direction midway between south and west. : SW
2. a region in this direction.
3. the Southwest, the southwest region of the United States.

adjective

1. lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the southwest.
2. coming from the southwest, as a wind.

adverb

1. in the direction midway between south and west.

Southwest

¹

/ ˌsaʊθˈwɛst /

noun

1. the Southwest
   the southwestern part of Britain, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset

southwest

²

/ ˌsaʊˈwɛst; ˌsaʊθˈwɛst /

noun

1. the point of the compass or the direction midway between west and south, 225° clockwise from north
2. often capusually preceded bythe any area lying in or towards this direction

adjective

1. sometimes capital of or denoting the southwestern part of a specified country, area, etc

   southwest Italy

2. situated in or towards the southwest
3. (esp of the wind) from the southwest

adverb

1. in, to, towards, or (esp of the wind) from the southwest

Derived Forms

• ˌsouthˈwesternmost, adjective

Other Words From

• southwestern adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of southwest¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English sūthwest. See south, west

Example Sentences

Shariyf said hopefully this state will serve as “an essential resource” in the Southwest, including Texas.

From Salon

If you live in the Southwest, chances are you are acutely aware of this.

From Salon

“Southwest Washington cannot risk a single vote being lost to arson and political violence,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

The pair turn into a tracking device when Venom fully manifests, and the codex can be destroyed only if one of them dies, so the story is essentially a chase movie through the American Southwest.

From Los Angeles Times

Over seven days, across seven states and nearly 3,000 miles, I checked in with Latinos across the American Southwest about where they are in their lives, not where they’ll be on election day.

From Los Angeles Times