southwest
adjective
- southwestern
adverb
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L333834 on Wikidata ↗noun
- compass direction
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /saʊθˈwɛst/ / /sawθˈwɛst/ / /saʊˈwɛst/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English southwest, southewest, from Old English sūþwest and sūþanwestan, equivalent to south + west. Cognate with West Frisian súdwest, Dutch zuidwest, German Südwesten, Danish sydvest, Swedish sydväst.
- Of, in or pertaining to the southwest; southwestern.
- Situated toward or in the direction of the southwest; southwestward; southwesterly.
“A southwest course.”
- Coming from the southwest; southwesterly.
“A southwest wind.”
adv
Etymology: From Middle English southwest, southewest, from Old English sūþwest and sūþanwestan, equivalent to south + west. Cognate with West Frisian súdwest, Dutch zuidwest, German Südwesten, Danish sydvest, Swedish sydväst.
- Towards or in the direction of the southwest; southwestwards.
“We are travelling southwest at the moment.”
name
Etymology: By proprialization from southwest, which is equivalent to south + west. * (Montreal): Calque of French Sud-Ouest. * (United States of America): Ellipsis of American Southwest or Desert Southwest.
- Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
- Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
- Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English southwest, southewest, from Old English sūþwest and sūþanwestan, equivalent to south + west. Cognate with West Frisian súdwest, Dutch zuidwest, German Südwesten, Danish sydvest, Swedish sydväst.
- The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.
“So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.”