1. The compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
   "The storm was approaching from the southwest";
   - sou'-west, southwestward, SW
    
2. The direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point
   "The wind was blowing from the southwest"
    
3. A location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city
   "The archaeological site was discovered in the southwest of Mexico"

1. Situated in or oriented toward the southwest
   "Arizona is a southwest state";
   - southwestern, southwesterly
    
2. Coming from the southwest
   "the winds are southwest";
   - southwesterly

1. To, toward, or in the southwest
   "The storm was moving southwest";
   - south-west, sou'west [informal]

1. The southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
   - southwestern United States

Derived forms: southwests

See also: south

Type of: compass point, direction, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, location, point

Part of: West, western United States

Encyclopedia: Southwest, Tasmania