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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
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Derived Forms
- ˌsouthˈwesternmost, adjective
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Other Words From
- southwestern adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of southwest1
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Example Sentences
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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