Southwest Meaning and Definition

Word: Southwest

How to pronounce: saʊθˈwest

Noun

Definitions:

1. The direction toward the point of the horizon midway between south and west, or the point of the horizon itself.

Example sentences: "Clouds uncoiled from the southwest"

2. The southwestern part of a country, region, or town.

Example sentences: "The beach is in the southwest of the island"

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Lying toward, near, or facing the southwest.

Example sentences: "The southwest tower collapsed in a storm"

2. Of or denoting the southwestern part of a specified country, region, or town or its inhabitants.

Example sentences: "Fishing in southwest Alaska's Bristol Bay area"

Adverb

Definitions:

1. To or toward the southwest.

Example sentences: "They drove directly southwest"

Synonyms:

southeast

southwestward

southwestern

southeastern

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Southwest in Other Languages...

Spanish: Sudoeste

German: Südwesten

French:

Italian: Sudoccidentale

Turkish: Güneybatı