southwest
UK /saʊθˈwɛst/ US /saʊθˈwɛst/
adj 3name 3noun 1adv 1
Definitions
noun
1
The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.
So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
adj
1
Of, in or pertaining to the southwest; southwestern.
2
Situated toward or in the direction of the southwest; southwestward; southwesterly.
A southwest course.
3
Coming from the southwest; southwesterly.
A southwest wind.
adv
1
Towards or in the direction of the southwest; southwestwards.
We are travelling southwest at the moment.
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