Southwest Definition
south-wĕst, sou-wĕst
noun
The direction, or the point on a mariner's compass, halfway between south and west; 45° west of due south.
Webster's New World
A district or region in or toward this direction.
Webster's New World
A region of the southwest United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and Nevada and sometimes Utah and Colorado.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- southwestern United States
- sw
- southwestward
- sou-west
- ssw
- Cactus Country
- the Cow Country
- the West
- the Great Open Spaces
- the Old West
- the Wild West
adjective
In, of, to, toward, or facing the southwest.
Webster's New World
From the southwest.
A southwest wind.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adverb
In or toward the southwest.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- sou'west
- south-west
- southwestwards
- southwestwardly
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Southwest
- the Southwest
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