southwest

Definitions

1. 1.The point of the compass equally from the south and the west; the southwest part or region.
2. 2.Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the southwest; proceeding toward the southwest; coming from the southwest; as, a southwest wind.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is the point of the compass equally from the south and the west; the southwest part or region called?
• What is pertaining to, or in the direction of, the southwest; proceeding toward the southwest; coming from the southwest; as, a southwest wind called?