southwest

noun

1. 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.”

adj

1. (not-comparable, usually)Of, in or pertaining to the southwest; southwestern.
2. (not-comparable, usually)Situated toward or in the direction of the southwest; southwestward; southwesterly.

   “A southwest course.”

3. (not-comparable, usually)Coming from the southwest; southwesterly.

   “A southwest wind.”

adv

1. (not-comparable, usually)Towards or in the direction of the southwest; southwestwards.

   “We are travelling southwest at the moment.”

name

1. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
2. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
3. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.