noun
- The compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees.
- synonyms: sou'-west, southwestward, SW
- The southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado.
- synonyms: southwestern United States
- The direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point.
- A location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city.
adjective
- Coming from the southwest.
- usage: "the winds are southwesterly"
- synonyms: southwesterly
- Situated in or oriented toward the southwest.
- synonyms: southwestern, southwesterly
adverb
- To, toward, or in the southwest.
- synonyms: south-west, sou'west
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