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.
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.