- southwest
- southwest [south΄west′; ] naut. [ sou΄west]n.1. the direction, or the point on a mariner's compass, halfway between south and west; 45° west of due south2. a district or region in or toward this directionadj.1. in, of, to, toward, or facing the southwest2. from the southwest [a southwest wind]adv.in, toward, or from the southwest——————☆ the Southwestthe southwestern part of the U.S., esp. Okla., Tex., N.Mex., Ariz., and S Calif.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.