Webster's English Dictionary

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southwest

1. south.west \sau.th-'west, naut (')sau.-'west\ av : to, toward, or in the 
   southwest 
2. southwest n 1a: the general direction between south and west  1b: the 
   point of the compass midway between the cardinal points south and w est cap 
    2: regions or countries lying to the southwest of a specified or implied 
   po int of orientation 3: the southwest wind 
3. southwest aj 1: coming from the southwest {a ~ wind}  2: situated toward 
   or at the southwest