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

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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

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   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. Bryson DeChambeau:

   Absolutely horrible news today of the deadly car accident involving the University of Southwest golf teams, i want to extend my deepest condolences to the families involved in the tragedy. I know this is absolutely devastating.

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. Hurricane Center:

   Across the rest of coastal Texas into southwest Louisiana rainfall of 5 to 10 inches is expected. This rainfall may produce areas of considerable flash and urban flooding, especially in highly urbanized metropolitan areas.

4. Maria Cantwell:

   The problems at Southwest Airlines over the last several days go beyond weather, the committee will be looking into the causes of these disruptions and its impact on consumers.

5. Peggy Uhle:

   They offered a private waiting area, rerouted my luggage, allowed me to board first, and packed a lunch for when I got off the plane in Denver, my luggage was delivered to where I was staying, and I even received a call from Southwest asking how my son was doing.

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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