Southwest - Definition
southwest
adv 1: to, toward, or in the southwest [syn: southwest,
south-west, sou'west]
adj 1: coming from the southwest; "the winds are southwesterly"
[syn: southwesterly, southwest]
2: situated in or oriented toward the southwest [syn:
southwest, southwestern, southwesterly]
n 1: the compass point midway between south and west; at 225
degrees [syn: southwest, sou'-west, southwestward,
SW]
2: the southwestern region of the United States generally
including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and
sometimes Utah and Colorado [syn: Southwest, southwestern
United States]
3: the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass
point
4: a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or
city