1. Toward the southwest
   "The hikers trekked southwestward along the mountain range"

1. The compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
   "The storm was moving southwestward";
   - southwest, sou'-west, SW

1. In a southwestward direction
   "The highway runs southwestward from the city";
   - southwestwardly, southwestwards

Derived forms: southwestwards

See also: south

Type of: compass point, point