Definitions for SOUTHWEST
ˌsaʊθˈwɛst; Naut. ˌsaʊ-south·west

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. southwest, sou'-west, southwestward, SWnoun

   the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

2. Southwest, southwestern United Statesnoun

   the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado

3. southwestnoun

   the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point

4. southwestadjective

   a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city

5. southwesterly, southwestadjective

   coming from the southwest

   "the winds are southwesterly"

6. southwest, southwestern, southwesterlyadverb

   situated in or oriented toward the southwest

7. southwest, south-west, sou'westadverb

   to, toward, or in the southwest

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. southwestnoun

   The compass point halfway between south and west, specifically 225°, abbreviated as SW.

2. southwestadjective

   Towards the southwest, southwestwards, southwestern.

3. southwestadjective

   From the southwest, southwesterly

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Southwestnoun

   Point between the South and West; Winter sun-set.

   Etymology: South and West.

   Phenice is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the Southwest. Acts xxvii. 12.

   The planting of trees warm upon a wall against the South, or Southeast sun, doth hasten their coming on and ripening; and the Southeast is found to be better than the Southwest, tho’ the Southwest be the hotter coast. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. southwest

   Southwest refers to the direction that is halfway between south and west. It can also refer to a region or area located in this direction. Used as an adjective, southwest means situated in, coming from, or facing this direction.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Southwestnoun

   the point of the compass equally from the south and the west; the southwest part or region

2. Southwestadjective

   pertaining to, or in the direction of, the southwest; proceeding toward the southwest; coming from the southwest; as, a southwest wind

Matched Categories

1. • Compass Point
   • Direction

How to pronounce SOUTHWEST?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SOUTHWEST in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SOUTHWEST in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of SOUTHWEST in a Sentence

1. Florida Gov. Scott:

   As Southwest Florida and the Tampa Bay area continues to feel the devastating impacts of red tide, we will continue taking an aggressive approach by using all available resources to help our local communities.

2. Ryan Green:

   I take that as a sign of confidence that customers understand. They understand that we messed up there, we did everything that we could to make it right, and that one quarter of them already have future travel booked on Southwest.

3. Antony Blinken:

   And let me give you some numbers that kind of highlight what's going on. This fiscal year we've had 10,000 pounds of fentanyl, 180,000 pounds of meth, 86,000 pounds of cocaine, 5,000 pounds of heroin, and 311,000 pounds of marijuana come through the southwest border this fiscal year.

4. The FAA:

   Southwest Airlines 31, a Boeing 737 aircraft, rolled off a taxiway into the grass and got stuck while taxiing to its gate at Nashville International Airport at 5:30 p.m. Central Time. Passengers left the aircraft via stairs and were bussed to the terminal.

5. Kevin McAleenan:

   This is the first time weve heard anything like this kind of number of law enforcement being deployed in Mexico to address migration, not just at the southern border but also on the transportation routes to the northern border and in coordinated patrols in key areas along our southwest border.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SOUTHWEST
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Southwest
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SOUTHWEST
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SOUTHWEST