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
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Southwest

  • the Southwest

Southwest Sentence Examples

  • In 1866 the borders of the colony were extended on the southwest by the annexation of part of Kaffraria that had formerly been under the sway of the Pondo chief Faku, who found himself unable to maintain his authority in a region occupied by many diverse tribes.

  • In the southwest part is Central Park, lying along the shore of Willand's Pond.

  • The southwest monsoon which brings rain in Cochin-China coincides with the dry season in Annam, the reason probably being that the mountains and lofty plateaus separating the two countries retain the precipitation.

  • About 115 B.C. the power over south Arabia passed from the Sabaeans to the Himyarites, a people from the extreme southwest of Arabia; and about this time the kingdom of Katabania came to an end.

  • Issuing thence at its southwest extremity, the Oglio has a long and winding course through the plain before it finally reaches the Po a few miles above Borgoforte.

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