southwest

IPA: saʊθwˈɛst

noun

  • The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.
  • A borough and region of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Synonym of Southwestern United States

adjective

  • Of, in or pertaining to the southwest; southwestern.
  • Situated toward or in the direction of the southwest; southwestward; southwesterly.
  • Coming from the southwest; southwesterly.

adverb

  • Towards or in the direction of the southwest; southwestwards.

south-southwest

IPA: sˈaʊθsaʊθwˈɛst

noun

  • The compass point halfway between south and southwest; specifically at a bearing of 202.5°.

adjective

  • Of, in or pertaining to the south-southwest; south-southwestern.
  • Situated toward or in the direction of the south-southwest; south-southwestward; south-southwesterly.
  • Coming from the south-southwest; south-southwesterly.

adverb

  • Towards or in the direction of the south-southwest; south-southwestwards.

southwest by west

IPA: saʊθwˈɛstbˈaɪwˈɛst

noun

  • The compass point halfway between southwest and west-southwest, specifically 236.25°, abbreviated as SWbW.

south southwest

IPA: sˈaʊθsaʊθwˈɛst

noun

  • Alternative form of south-southwest [The compass point halfway between south and southwest; specifically at a bearing of 202.5°.]

adjective

  • Alternative form of south-southwest [Of, in or pertaining to the south-southwest; south-southwestern.]

adverb

  • Alternative form of south-southwest [Towards or in the direction of the south-southwest; south-southwestwards.]

south-west

IPA: sˈaʊθwˈɛst

noun

  • (chiefly UK) Alternative form of southwest [The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.]

adjective

  • (chiefly UK) Alternative form of southwest [Of, in or pertaining to the southwest; southwestern.]

adverb

  • (chiefly UK) Alternative form of southwest [Towards or in the direction of the southwest; southwestwards.]

south west

IPA: sˈaʊθwɛst

Root Word: South West

noun

  • A geopolitical zone of Nigeria, consisting of the states of Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo.
  • One of the nine regions of Western Australia.
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Examples of "southwest" in Sentences

  • It is in the southwest of the country.
  • The camera is to the southwest of the cave.
  • It says that the Zephyr runs in the Southwest.
  • The eruption formed a southwest of the volcano.
  • The community of Pond Inlet is to the southwest.
  • The town is in the southwest part of the county.
  • The eruption was formed a southwest of the volcano.
  • Banksia Park is the area southwest of the roundabout.
  • Aridity gradually increases to the southwest of the area.
  • The Rosario lagoon is in the southwest of the municipality.
  • Saw my first chasing on October 26th here in southwest Michigan.
  • The statement also did not define what it meant by the term "southwest Asia."
  • I am a new gun dog owner and am trying to teach rolf, my weimaraner how to hunt the few small quail pockets in southwest missouri.
  • The fact a smaller border crossing remains open in the southwest is a sign that Pakistan is giving the U.S. and NATO some breathing room, he said.
  • But when I was working our own hunt test here in southwest Missouri I was out shooting flyers and it seemed to me that being out where the dog was a lot of dogs seemed to be ignoring them more.
  • An unusual experiment featuring equal parts science, environmental optimism and Native American capitalist ambition is unfolding here on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in southwest Colorado.

Examples of "south-southwest" in Sentences

  • Eugene was centered about 410 miles (660 kilometers) south-southwest of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and moving west-northwest at 10 mph (16 kph).
  • The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Dora is about 360 kilometers south-southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, with winds of 130 kilometers per hour.
  • The center of the storm was still about 300 miles (483 kilometers) south-southwest of Cape Hatteras, N.C., and moving to the north at 14 mph (22 kph).
  • The National Hurricane Center said the storm was moving to the west-northwest at about 10 mph and it was centered about 60 mile south-southwest of Port-au-Prince.
  • Some cell-phone communications were knocked out in the Araucania region where the quake was centered, 370 miles 595 kilometers south-southwest of the capital, Santiago.
  • Greg Tlapa, the executive officer of the Healy, told The Associated Press by satellite phone Monday afternoon as the icebreaker was about 111 miles south-southwest of Nome.
  • Some cell-phone communications and electrical power were knocked out in the Araucania region where the quake was centered, 370 miles 595 kilometers south-southwest of the capital, Santiago.
  • When it reached $7,000 about a month ago, she said the answer seemed obvious for the family of four who rents a duplex in Monroe, about 35 miles south-southwest of Detroit, and still faces about $6,000 in unpaid medical bills.

Examples of "south-west" in Sentences

  • The biggest monthly decrease was also in the south-west where rent dropped by 1.3%.
  • The sails of the vessel I had seen off to the south-west had grown larger and plainer.
  • In the south-west people voted for other opposition parties and the PDP lost seat after seat.
  • The high wind blew from the north-west for twenty-four hours, when it fell calm, and in the night sprang up from the south-west.
  • The south-west tour is headed by David Bintley's Allegri Diversi, a fizzing showcase of classical dance set to Rossini's titular score.
  • You're less than an hour's drive from the coast to the east and the North Yorkshire moors to the north, and York is to the south-west for a daytrip steeped in history.
  • A shift of four points into the south-west, coming just at the right time as they entered upon Caribou Crossing, drove them down that connecting link to lakes Tagish and Marsh.
  • Despite Gilbert's claims that renting privately in the south-west was barely manageable, the region and Wales produced falls in rent of 2.4% and 1.5% respectively during the year.
  • In three hours — it was midnight, I well remember, and as dark as I had ever seen it on the sea — the wind, still blowing out of the south-west, rose furiously, and once again I was compelled to set the sea-anchor.
  • The first and second headlands were directly in line with the south-west wind; but once around the second, — and we went perilously near, — we picked up the third headland, still in line with the wind and with the other two.

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