southwest

CEFRA1

/saʊθˈwɛst/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The direction between south and west.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Of, in or pertaining to the southwest; southwestern.

Examples

  • The Naxi language is spoken in Southwest China.

  • The wind was going to come from the southwest.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /sawθˈwɛst/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Situated toward or in the direction of the southwest; southwestward; southwesterly.

  2. The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Coming from the southwest; southwesterly.

More examples

In context

  • We are travelling southwest at the moment.

  • A southwest course.

  • A southwest wind.

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English southwest, southewest, from Old English sūþwest and sūþanwestan, equivalent to south + west. Cognate with West Frisian súdwest, Dutch zuidwest, German Südwesten, Danish sydvest, Swedish sydväst.