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southwest

DEFINITIONS OF: southwest

1

n the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

Synonyms:
SW, sou'-west, southwestward
Type of:
compass point, point
any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass

n the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point

Type of:
direction
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

n a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city

Type of:
location
a point or extent in space

adj situated in or oriented toward the southwest

Synonyms:
southwesterly, southwestern
south
situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south

adj coming from the southwest

Synonyms:
southwesterly
south
situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south

adv to, toward, or in the southwest

Synonyms:
sou'west, south-west
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