Southwest - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌsɑʊθˈwest|  American pronunciation of the word southwest
Brit.  |ˌsaʊθˈwest|  British pronunciation of the word southwest

noun

- the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees (syn: southwestward)
- the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
- the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point
- a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city

adverb

- to, toward, or in the southwest (syn: south-west)

adjective

- coming from the southwest (syn: southwesterly)
the winds are southwesterly
- situated in or oriented toward the southwest (syn: southwesterly, southwestern)

Extra examples

It's about 80 miles southwest of here.

A mountain range is in the southwest of the country.

These plants grow in the Southwest.

He's the company sales manager for the entire Southwest region.

...a mysterious figure who was said to have haunted the moors of southwest England...

...for generations the family has raised cattle on the llanos of the American Southwest...

...an area of the Southwest that has been the locus of a number of New Agey movements...

...polychrome pottery featuring designs from the American Southwest...

...studied shards from antique pots made by the Pueblos of the Southwest...

The plane flew southwest toward Egypt.

He transferred to Southwest Area in 1986, where he was upgraded to Senior Sergeant.

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