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Southwest
noun
-
Southwest
The
southwestern
part
of
a
country
,
region
,
or
area
,
often
written
with
a
capital
letter
and
used
with
‘
the
’.
•
Many
retirees
like
the
warm
climate
of
the
Southwest
.
Many
retirees
like
the
warm
climate
of
the
Southwest
.
•
Drought
has
affected
farms
across
the
Southwest
.
Drought
has
affected
farms
across
the
Southwest
.
Extension
of
the
compass
term
to
label
the
area
lying
in
that
quarter
.
southwest
noun
The
direction
exactly
halfway
between
south
and
west
,
at
an
angle
of
225°
on
a
compass
.
•
The
sun
set
in
the
southwest
behind
the
mountains
.
The
sun
set
in
the
southwest
behind
the
mountains
.
•
Sail
ten
miles
to
the
southwest
to
reach
the
island
.
Sail
ten
miles
to
the
southwest
to
reach
the
island
.
Old
English
‘
sūð-west
’,
from
‘
sūð
’ (
south
)
+
‘
west
’.
adjective
Located
in
,
coming
from
,
or
facing
the
direction
between
south
and
west
.
•
They
moved
to
a
southwest
suburb
of
the
city
.
They
moved
to
a
southwest
suburb
of
the
city
.
•
The
southwest
corner
of
the
garden
gets
the
most
sun
.
The
southwest
corner
of
the
garden
gets
the
most
sun
.
Formed
by
combining
south
+
west
as
an
adjective
phrase
,
later
solidified
into
one
word
.
adverb
In
or
toward
the
direction
between
south
and
west
.
•
The
flock
of
birds
flew
southwest
for
the
winter
.
The
flock
of
birds
flew
southwest
for
the
winter
.
•
We
continued
southwest
across
the
desert
.
We
continued
southwest
across
the
desert
.
Adverbial
use
of
the
compass
point
name
‘
southwest
’.
