What does "southwest" mean?
Southwest: The point of the compass equally from the south and the west; the southwest part or region.
Additional senses
- 2.Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the southwest; proceeding toward the southwest; coming from the southwest; as, a southwest wind.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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