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