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

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1. • Compass Point
   • Direction

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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. Southwest Airlines:

   We continue to cooperate fully with the National Transportation Safety Board's ongoing investigation into flight 1380. Safety is our top priority at Southwest, and we appreciate the efforts of the NTSB Investigators in developing today's Preliminary Report.

2. John Katko:

   Homeland Security Republicans have sounded the alarm on the humanitarian crisis directlyresulting from President Biden’s reckless policies, which have incentivized families and young children to make the dangerous journey to the U.S.-Mexico border, the continued silence from Democrats on this humanitarian crisis is deafening. Democrats should be acting to address the devastation at the border. Republicans are ready with a plan to secure the border, address the pull factors created by the Biden administration, and end this humanitarian crisis on day one of a Republican majority.The American people have had enough and Homeland Republicans are prepared to address the raging fire at our Southwest border.

3. Southwest Airlines Co:

   This isn't the end of this case, and we are evaluating our future options, southwest plans to continue serving our customers with 50 nonstop destinations with 180 flights a day.

4. Oday Aboushi:

   Oday Aboushi said in an interview with The Associated Press. It doesnt happen much, but at the same time it comes with a lot of responsibility. And I feel like having this platform allows me to use that responsibility in a positive way. Oday Aboushi made Oday Aboushi second start of the season and the 36th of Oday Aboushi career on Sunday, helpingDetroit beat Washington30-27. The Lions made a statement as a team last summer, choosing not to practice as a form ofprotestafter Jacob Blake, Jacob Blake, was shot by police in Wisconsin. Oday Aboushi was front and center as Oday Aboushi teammates spoke to reporters about their decision outside the teams practice facility. And as a player in the powerful league, coincidently playing in an area with a large Arab American population, Oday Aboushi wants to use his voice to speak up for people in his parents homeland. There is this call of not staying silent and using our places of position to elevate those that feel unheard and unseen for such a long time, said U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat from Detroit. People can relate to us as activists me as a girl from southwest Detroit, him the NFL player. NFL WEEK 10 RECAP, SCORES AND STANDINGS Aboushis parents emigrated to New York after both were born in east Jerusalem, a part of the world that regularly makes international news. On Monday, European diplomats visited the site of an Israeli planned settlement expansion in eastJerusalemthat threatens to cut off parts of the city claimed by Palestinians from West Bank. Israel has long dismissed international criticism of settlement activity. Palestinians want a future state that includes east Jerusalem and the West Bank territories occupied by Israel in the 1967 war and view settlements as a major obstacle to peace. Oday Aboushi visited West Bank in 2009, when Oday Aboushi talked with orphans and said Oday Aboushi witnessed Palestinians being held at checkpoints. West Bank was a huge eye-opener for me as far as what West Bank like to be back in Palestine in West Bank current situation right now with the occupation of Israel.

5. Southwest Airlines:

   As a result of this inexcusable attack, the individual has been banned from flying with Southwest Airlines.

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