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.

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

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say Southwest in sign language?

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. Chad Michael Murray:

   I’m wearing the same clothes from yesterday that I boarded the plane with yesterday…they lost my luggage…thank you very much Southwest!

2. Ashish Jha:

   If you're in a low-infection, high-vaccination area, you don't need to be wearing a mask indoors if you're fully vaccinated, if I were in southwest Missouri right now, I'm fully vaccinated but I would be wearing a mask indoors.

3. India Meteorological Department:

   Southwest monsoon seasonal rainfall over the country as a whole is most likely to be normal, quantitatively, the monsoon seasonal rainfall over the country as a whole is likely to be 101 % of the Long Period Average with a model error of plus or minus 4 percent.

4. Andy McIlvaine:

   The next thing you know, I'm talking to these five Southwest employees.

5. Evan Duffey:

   It looks like it's going to be pretty bad across the southwest into the southern plains.

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