Southwest

Southwest
Southwest South`west", a. Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the southwest; proceeding toward the southwest; coming from the southwest; as, a southwest wind. [1913 Webster]

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  • southwest — 1 noun (U) 1 the direction that is exactly between south and west 2 the southwest the southwestern part of a country southwest adverb: We headed southwest. 2 adjective (only before noun) 1 a southwest wind comes from the southwest 2 in the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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