southwest

southwest
1 noun (U)
1 the direction that is exactly between south and west
2 the southwest the southwestern part of a country
— southwest adverb: We headed southwest. 2 adjective (only before noun)
1 a southwest wind comes from the southwest
2 in the southwest of a place: down in the southwest corner of France

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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