southwest
1. the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees (Freq. 1) • Syn: sou'-west, southwestward, SW • Hypernyms: compass point, point 2. the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point • Hypernyms: direction 3. a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city • Hypernyms: location
1. coming from the southwest - the winds are southwesterly • Syn: southwesterly • Similar to: south • Derivationally related forms: southwester (for: southwesterly) 2. situated in or oriented toward the southwest • Syn: southwestern, southwesterly • Similar to: south
to, toward, or in the southwest • Syn: south-west, sou'west
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