southwest

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. (not-comparable, usually)Of, in or pertaining to the southwest; southwestern.
2. (not-comparable, usually)Situated toward or in the direction of the southwest; southwestward; southwesterly.

   “A southwest course.”

3. (not-comparable, usually)Coming from the southwest; southwesterly.

   “A southwest wind.”

adv

1. (not-comparable, usually)Towards or in the direction of the southwest; southwestwards.

   “We are travelling southwest at the moment.”